Playing ball...

Here is a rather long video of Bennett and me playing ball (aka fetch). He had a great time being faked out by his dad and would get mad when I didn't fake him out.

Bennett goes back to his roots

Bennett has begun dancing more and more these days. By far his favorite music can be heard at your local flea market. Enjoy!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I've had the perfect Mother's Day and wanted to share some pictures from the day. Now that Bennett is getting older (20 months-wow!), it is becoming so much more special to me to be a mother. I'm really enjoying how quickly he is learning new things and how much he understands. We went to the zoo for a bit this afternoon, and Bennett was intrigued by the otter, which is what he is excitedly pointing at in the picture below. Oh, and I have to give some props to my hubby who made me the best Mother's Day video card ever--brought tears to my eyes when I saw it this morning. I love you, Arty.

Ren Fest

Even with the mud, rain, and swine flu, we all packed up and went to the Renaissance Festival or what the people up here call Scarborough Faire. Bennett had a great time running around, visiting the petting zoo (no, you can't grab the chicken by its feathers--Let go! Let go!), and eating turkey legs.

Poor Smith

Easter

Bennett had a total of 4 Easter egg hunts, beginning Thursday at daycare and ending with a big one at Misty's house. By the end of it, he finally understood the whole "find the egg, insert into basket" routine, though I don't think he ever really felt the rush of finding the eggs and inserting them into the basket...probably next year. We had a great weekend in Houston, visiting all of our family and friends. Bennett enjoyed the petting zoo at Angela's neighborhood park. We must be teaching him something right, because he used "gentle hands" on all the animals (as opposed to how he treats our dogs). At Misty's house, he played non-stop with McKenna's playhouse. I'm sure he was thinking, "finally, a place where I can open and shut the door to my heart's desire, and NO ONE IS YELLING AT ME!" Yeah! He also enjoyed removing the stools from the house, putting the stools back in the house, one at a time, and then taking them out again. He's such a crazy and serious little boy!

Helping in the Kitchen

These pictures speak for themselves. While Mommy cleaned the kitchen, Bennett occupied himself concocting some creation in the kitchen, intently pouring things into the bowl and replacing each lid with care. All in a day's work.