Benham wants to have full fledged adult conversations with us. He believes his grunts of various tones are a real language and that we understand each "ah ah ah". It can be a little embarrassing when we're out in public. He's loud and persistent. When he poops, he'll pat his diaper and say "poo poo" and when asked what a fire truck says, he'll give you a siren noise. He can show you where his ears, hair, teeth, fingers and toes are and thinks that every man over the age of 55 is his Poppop. He is a special little boy with a laugh that is contagious.
Last month he went from taking a few steps to RUNNING!
And he's comfortable in his own manhood that pushing a stroller doesn't even put a dent in his ego.
His first of many fat lips to come.
Fathers Day 2012
Poppop teaching him the ways of the water.
And while I was downloading Father's Day pictures, I realized that I never gave myself a shout out on Mother's Day. Or ever posted pics from Easter. That's for another day.
Maryn has been busy this summer with swim lessons and multiple camps at the recreation center. This particular one had a different theme each day. Her best bud, Lily, joined her for a tea party.
And while the girls were prim and proper for the tea party, their little brothers were out in the hall acting like boys.
She also took a Disney swim/dance camp and Benham took it upon himself to perform the opening act of the final rehearsal at the end of the week. I looked up from grabbing my camera and there he was. He found a jump rope and started jumping. He thinks he's five.
Maybe five and a half.
Currently his favorite person on earth.
July 1st marked our survival of 6 years of marriage. 12 consecutive years as a couple. I still think he's pretty darn hot.
And I sort of think we make really cute kids. toot toot
Crazy Aunt Kathie came for her yearly visit and we think it happened again. We've recruited yet another family member to migrate down south. She's house hunting! :)
Aunt Kathie's birthday pool party!
She's a crazy one and we are thrilled to have her around permanently.
Plus, she makes the best fried tomatoes.
Sweet baby Maryn's first movie theater experience with her friend, Ella. Brave.
She loved it! I personally thought there were a couple scary scenes that may or may not have been responsible for her stalling of bedtime for the next several nights.
And this child wants to pitch a tent in the back yard and sleep there, eat there and play there. He doesn't care that it's 102 degrees with the heat index. He wants to play outside ALL day. He's a sweater too.
Our version of snow angels.
He's ruthless.
And she is in trouble. This boy is going to be taller and bigger than her in about 2 years.
