Santa = Success!

We took Ben to see Santa tonight and he was SO good! We went to the Santa at the Mall of America. You sign up so your wait is no longer than 30 minutes. We were supposed to go with our neighbors, Maggie, but due to all the snow we received we were not able to all get there at the same time. Santa and his staff were absolutely amazing. First, they put him in a chair, and gave him a book so he was comfortable, while Santa sat behind him. Then Santa grabbed him and took a few more pictures! Definitely worth it! Here are some pictures from our camera.

He was mesmerized by Santa and didn't want to leave when he put him down.

Is it Summer Yet?

Since we were completely snowed in yesterday we thought we would bring out a toy we bought for Ben this summer. He loves the music and it's little enough that he can ride it around right now! Looks like he's ready for the lake this summer! Hey Rob....wanna race??

He's also now learned how to ride it around. He's all over the place on it!

First Haircut

We got Ben's haircut Wednesday, November 24th right before Thanksgiving. It was getting a little out of control and in his eyes. However, we didn't really want it cut too short as we were afraid he would lose his curls! We went to Jerry's hair stylist Annie, who was AMAZING with him! He did really, really well. He sat there for about 5-10 minutes before he had a complete melt down. Luckily, he's so stinkin' cute that all the ladies in the salon were okay with his mini meltdown. We are thinking that next time we might have Jerry go first, so Ben can watch what is happening. Annie was so patient with him though and it worked out great! In the end we ended up cutting about an inch off the top. Trimmed the back and she really gave it some good shape!

Sitting in the big boy chair, ready to get his hair cut.

Here you can see how long it was getting. It was hard to tell with all that curl how long it really was, but it was past his nose if you straightened it out.

Right before the meltdown....getting ready....

Sitting on Jerry helped a little bit.

....and we are done!

Halloween Part 2

Ben & Maggie's First Halloween! We were going to go to 3 houses in the neighborhood but unfortunately only 1 person was home. By the time we were ready to go they were pretty tired. Poor Maggie had pink eye as well, so short and sweet was perfect for these 2!

Princess Leia & Yoda

Trick or Treat!

Spinning the wheel at Grandma's house to see how much candy he gets.

Halloween Part 1

Ben & Maggie each had a Halloween party at their day cares on Friday, so the mothers (aka Kate & I) decided that they should probably have 1 costume for day care and one for Trick or Treating! Here are their costumes they wore to day care!

Roar!! The Incredible Hulk is out to get you! Pretty scary huh?

I couldn't believe he kept his hat on the entire time!

It's nearly impossible to get these 2 to sit still together! Luckily we were able to get 2 good shots of them!

It's been too long....Summer Fun @ the State Fair

Sorry it's been a really long time since I've updated Ben's Blog...hopefully, I can spend the next few days catching up on what we've done this summer!

Ben had a great time at the State Fair this summer. Jerry and I took a Friday off to go with his Aunt Heidi and Uncle Jon. He even got to finally see his Great Uncle's Band play! Unlike most summers, it was extremely cold...but he was a trooper!

It was quite winding at the Fair!

Motor-Cross

Every Boy loves a Dear

Ben zonked out while walking down the street to see his Great Uncle's Band

After he woke up from his nap!

Boating

Sorry it's been so long since I've updated Ben's blog. Ben's been out on the boat about 4 times this summer. He absolutely loves being out there and has even been in the water! He's our little Lake Rat. He usually will come out with us for about 2 -3 hours, and then he's usually ready for a nap! Here are some pictures from his last time out.

Here he is getting his first wakeboarding lesson from his Uncle Jon.

Looks like he's ready to go! Parks Bonifay...watch out...Ben is ready to Rock Out!

We start by first standing on the teak deck to get Ben used to the water temp. Then he'll sit on the teak deck for a little bit.

And in with Daddy!