Happy New Year!

Here are some pictures of Bennett while down in Houston for Christmas... Playing in Jonas' bouncy seat

In the kids' play area at the Woodlands Mall

Having fun with his new toy from Grammy & PopPop

Back home in Fort Worth with spaghetti in his hair--What a trip!

Christmas comes early in DFW

Here are some pictures of Bennett opening the presents from Mom & Dad. By the way, a co-worker offered a tip for the ball pit situation: place foam at the bottom. Simple enough and it seems to have worked, though Bennett also doesn't seem to be enjoying it quite as much. The child likes to live dangerously!

Who Needs McDonalds?

We're trying out the Hanukkah tradition of opening one present a day for seven days (or as many as it takes). Honestly, since we're going to be down in Houston for such a long time, and Bennett has no idea what Christmas is all about yet, we've just been handing him toys willy-nilly. First up, a set of balls to make his very own ball pit using his baby pool. The weather was nice enough to be outside this weekend, but we moved the ball pit inside where it now sits in my kitchen. He loves it, and it saves my sanity (he usually tries to juggle knives out of the dishwasher when I'm not looking).


You can tell by the first picture that Bennett was unsure why we covered him in bright balls. However, by the last picture he has the art of ball pit moshin' down to a science. Now he'll even jump in, which I don't think is safe, considering the ball pit is not THAT full of balls, but he'll figure it out. Luckily these aren't his permanent teeth.

Get this man in a red suit away from me!

Thanksgiving

I know, I know--it has been too long, but this what we've been dealing with. Bennett is into EVERYTHING! You name it, he's probably tried it. Climbing, falling, experimenting with electricity, running with scissors...we constantly feel like we're earning Bad Parent of the Year awards. Anyway, here is a picture of Bennett on Thanksgiving, dragging around his cousin Natalia's Barbie suitcase, which he loved. Natty was not too keen on sharing her Barbies (and seriously, who blames her?), but Natty and Bennett really enjoyed playing with each other. It was a successful Thanksgiving--good food, good company, good memories.