Ben's First Christmas

Happy new year! We still don't have a computer, but I've uploaded some photos that Anne took from Ben's first Christmas. As soon as we get a new computer I'll upload my pics and post them. Until then, enjoy these!


Ben & his grandfather watching the deer outside the window.

Checking out the presents

Ben & Aunt Anne.

Benjamin George & his great-grandfather George on Christmas day.

Technology these days (part 2)

Thanks to problems with technology we are currently without a camera and a computer, and therefore cannot post any pictures from Christmas! First I had problems uploading pictures from my camera and then our computer crashed at the hands of a couple of "I.T. Wizards" who shall remain nameless.

So, hang tight and we'll get new pictures posted as soon as we can!

Happy New Year!!

Technology these days...

Due to the magic of computers (and those who know how to use them!) here is a picture of Ben, Santa and a mystery person. Do you know who it is?

It's Ben and his Aunt Anne from one of her childhood Santa visits. They both look just as excited to be sitting on Santa's lap.

Santa Claus

On Saturday, December 15th, Benjamin met Santa for the first time. He was very interested in him and it was hard for us to get him to stop looking at Santa long enough to look at the camera. While he didn't cry, he also didn't seem overly excited about the whole affair.

Waiting to meet Santa

Every time we go in Anthropologie with Dad he likes to put funny sunglasses on me.

10 Months

December has been a fun month so far. My Grammy came to visit for a whole week and while she was here we had awesome weather (75 degrees!). So, we did lots of outdoor activities like swinging, sliding and riding in my new wagon.

Mommy and I like to swing together.

Here we go. Ready...1...2...3...

Weeeeeeeeeee!!!

Grammy and me.

I got a new wagon for Christmas from my Uncle Frankie and Aunt Debbie and my cousins Denham & Cohen. It was fun watching mommy put it together and even more fun to ride in it! I can't wait to take Elise Mae for a spin in it (it has two seatbelts!).

At the end of a long day of playing, I sure do enjoy bathtime.

Getting Ready for Christmas

Last weekend we picked out Ben's first Christmas tree. It doesn't feel very Christmas-y here, but maybe we'll get a little cold weather soon (but not too much!).

Dad and me scoping out the trees.

This one looks pretty good!

Let's make sure mom approves...she's really picky.

I also made time that day to play in the leaves before they got raked up.

My First Thanksgiving

Ben & Brianna hanging out on Thanksgiving waiting for some turkey.

Sitting in mom's old high chair. It's much more fun than the high chair I have at home because I like to stand up in it and face backwards when I eat.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was meeting my grammy's new puppy. We had a lot of fun together. He's much more fun (and much nicer) than my cat, b.b. He doesn't hiss or swat at me when I try to play with him.

Grammy and me jumping on the bed.

I love this new activity toy from my grandpa Steve and Brenda. It makes all sorts of fun sounds.


Brenda spilled the beans to my mom that I can hold my own bottle. Now I'll probably have to start doing it more often. I quite enjoyed having someone hold it for me.

My Ninth Month

I've been pretty busy this month. Here are just a few of the things I've been doing...

Showing off my new teeth

Clapping

Bundling up for walks in the frigid 60 degree weather

Climbing the stairs

Laughing at dad's jokes

Chicago Trip

I visited my Aunt Anne in Chicago last weekend and had a great time. I enjoyed the big city, although it was cold up there. I'm happy to be back in the mild Charlotte weather. Highlights of the trip include going to the aquarium, taking lots of walks, stopping in a pet store to look at some puppies and being able to see my second cousins Griffin and Gretchen.

Enjoying the Chicago nightlife. Hopefully some day I'll figure out how these cup things work.

Having some lunch at the aquarium.

This one's a little blurry, but it's a picture inside the aquarium. My favorites were the penguins and the sea otters.

This picture of Griffin, Gretchen, dad and me was taken on top of Anne's building.

My First Halloween

Ben enjoyed his first Halloween, even though he wasn't feeling 100%. He collected his first piece of candy, which was a "sugar daddy" (I think that's what those are called). He didn't eat it, but the fact that it was on a stick and wrapped made it very entertaining. He did some trick-or-treating with his buddy Griffin Barlow, who dressed as a monkey.

We want candy!

Griffin and I discussing all the candy we collected.