The Little Gardener

Benjamin's latest favorite toy and favorite thing to do-water everything in sight. I'm trying to teach him to water the things that need it like flowers or the grass, but he really enjoys watering the driveway and the deck. He even tried to water the Explorer yesterday (it probably does need a good wash)
Watering the beautiful potted plant our next door neighbor Marcelle made for us.

He LOVES getting water from the house and the hose!

SPLASH!

Benjamin has a new pool and he loves it. We bought one of those pop-up pools and I think I've finally figured out how to put in the right amounts of chlorine and shock treatments, so we took advantage and went for a morning swim :)
This pool is the perfect size-Benjamin can reach the bottom and not be underwater.

One of his favorite things to do-take water out of the pool and water everything in sight with his little watering can.

Memorial Day at the Cottage

Benjamin LOVED the boat and actually cooperated and wore his life jacket this year. He learned to say "boat" at the cottage too. He says it all the time now...can't wait to go back! He loved helping grandpa drive and honking the horn!
Big smiles!

He and Lauryn took turns pushing each other on the farm truck.

I love this picture because you can see him saying his favorite word in the whole world right now, "WHOA!" He says it to almost everything he sees!

He found this truck at the cottage in a bin of sand toys I had brought home from school and was obsessed with it. We even brought it home because he loved it so much!

My New Ride

Benjamin has been admiring our neighbor's push car for a few weeks, so he finally got his own this weekend! He LOVES it-I am exhausted from all of the rides we've taken in the last 2 days!
As you can see in the picture, he is yelling at me because he's frustrated I'm stopping to take a picture! :)

Pushing is fun too!

Ready to ride!

ZOO!

We just renewed our membership to the Detroit Zoo, and Benjamin loved every second of our latest trip! He was very fascinated with this tiger statue, and even tried to give it a hug as you can see above.
He wouldn't leave this statue for about 20 minutes. We tried telling him there were real animals to see....


Face-to-face with a seal! :)

18 Month Photo Shoot!

My great friend Anne, who lives in California and is a photographer, came home and did a photo shoot with Benjamin in our backyard. Of course it was FREEZING this day, but Benjamin didn't mind as long as he could be outside. He was really funny about the camera-vey curious about it and wanted to touch it but really wouldn't look at it when Anne told him to.

On the bottom of this post is a link to Anne's blog so you can look at all of her work and more pictures of Benjamin-she is wonderful and soooo talented. We can't wait for her to come back again and take family pictures.

In other news, Eric just found out that he is going to be working in San Antonio for 2 months. He went this week for a visit and was supposed to be home last night, but weather delays caused him to have to wait until today to come home! He will be able to fly home every other week, and Benjamin and I are going to visit him once school is out. 5 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.lifeofannie.com/

Chloe and Me

Benjamin and Chloe are two peas in a pod-they are so funny together! Here he is showing off his new sunglasses, and of course Chloe has to investigate and be right with him.

He loves to lay down with Chloe on her bed and cuddle with her. The latest things he does include giving Chloe hugs, kisses, and even attempting to climb and ride her. We are so lucky Chloe is tolerant with him-he is not the most gentle playmate!

He also loves to climb between her legs and sit wherever she is sitting on the porch.