Monday, September 29, 2008

Good Dog, er, I mean Boy

Bennett loves wrapping things around his neck: cords, string, necklaces, ribbons, whatever. We went to the Humane Society's dog walk this past weekend, and when we got home, Bennett quickly became enamored with the dog leashes. We figured no harm there and turned our backs for a few minutes. When we turned around, this is what we found--notice Bennett somehow got Smith's pronged/pinch collar over his head as well. Crazy kid!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Adventure Island

There is a kid play area in the mall, and Bennett loves it! He can climb just about everything and has even figured out how to slide down--even if it means face first or sideways. He played for at least 30 minutes and never uttered a whine or cry. Of course, every once in awhile he came back to check in with Mom and get a hug, but then he was off again. In the last picture, you can see how Bennett is trying to make his own Adventure Island in our living room! UPDATE: I forgot to mention that Bennett has started taking his first steps. Just a couple at a time so far, but I'm sure he'll be taking off any day now.


Hurricane Ike Evacuees

Hurricane Ike resulted in lots of people without electricity, including just about everyone we know who lives in Houston. Most people got their electricity on within a few days, but Aunt Tiana, Uncle John and new baby cousin Jonas weren't so lucky. So they came to stay with us (how lucky is that?!). They stayed for almost a whole week, and Jonas and Bennett had a great time waking each other up at night.
Jonas & Bennett

On their last day here, we all went to the zoo. Jonas slept the entire time, and Bennett finally got to have a good time at the zoo. On previous trips, Bennett was the blob, but what a difference a year makes! Here is Bennett with Daddy and Uncle John.

Bennett playing with the alligator.

Bennett listening to all the messages about animals. Uncle John kept pushing buttons, and Bennett loved to listen!

Bye Bye Paci!

The last picture of Bennett with his paci--its officially Day 4 of No More Paci, and I think we're in the clear.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

First Haircut-No Tears!

BEFORE

AFTER

OUTSIDE THE BARBER SHOP

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Sept. 3rd-the REAL birthday


Pic of Bennett playing in his room on his real birthday. I think its time for a haircut. Whaddya think?

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Happy Labor Day!

We had a very relaxing Labor Day. We took 1-yr pictures in the morning, along with some new family pics. Then, we just hung out at home so Bennett could explore all his new toys. We decided to go try out the indoor playground at the mall, which Bennett thoroughly enjoyed, though he needed a little protection from the big kids (the too big kids who were taller than the posted limit for the "toddler" playground). The first picture is Bennett at the playground. The second one is Bennett inside his new Tonka truck. He can climb in, but he can't get out. He's fallen a couple of times, but I'm sure he'll figure it out soon enough (like, maybe don't climb in there!).

1st Birthday Party

Bennett celebrated his birthday a little early in Houston this weekend. He had lots of family and friends around, and he had a wonderful time. So much fun, in fact, that he needed a 1 1/2 hour nap right in the middle! He loved playing with all his new toys with his friends and swimming was great. He did not like the cake, however. I guess Mom has done too good of a job keeping him away from sweets because he wanted nothing to do with the cake. We even had pictures taken on Monday and tried another cake, but nope, he just doesn't like cake. We'll be bringing cookies to his daycare for his birthday, instead of cupcakes! Here are some birthday pictures.