"Benny Be Big"

A sight I wasn't sure I would ever see: my little Benny boy standing independently!

When I tell Benny to "be big," he will get into a bear walk position, walking his hands back until he is nearly touching his toes, and then pushing off the floor, stand upright. He hovers in a little defensive stance for a moment or two, falls back to the floor, and then repeats it all over again--laughing and hamming it up for attention.

As much as I celebrate this milestone, I cannot wait for the day (hopefully very soon!) that Benny decides to take off and start walking. My heart just bursts with pride for this little boy!

Whopper

Yesterday Ben's early intervention group hosted a fishing event at a local lake. We placed a friendly wager on who could catch the biggest fish and the winner was Max with this whopper of a catch:

Nakey Keiki

I do love me a nakey little baby. All that soft baby skin, those chubby baby rolls, and the sweet baby grins. Don't you want to just blow a big, juicy raspberry on that tubby little tummy?

All Business

When I put Joey in the exersaucer for the first time last week he was all business. I tried to get him to crack a smile, but he put on his serious face and concentrated really hard on making those toys spin, flip, and rattle.

A cute moment happened when big brother Ben crawled over and seemed to coach Joey a little, showing him how to work the exersaucer.

Pssst.

"Hi. My name is Joey. I am 4 months old (tomorrow). Want to know a secret? I have my mommy wrapped around my little pinky. All I have to do is flash her my killer baby smile (see below) and it makes her heart melt. Can you blame her?"

He's On a Roll!

Joey is a rockstar! Well, he rocks and rolls anyways! Woohoo!

I don't put Joey on his tummy very often--I just can't bear the little sad face he makes when I force him to do tummy time--so I was impressed when he rolled right over from tummy to back this morning. Gee, I wonder how long he's been hiding that trick up his sleeve before I thought to let him test out his skills.

#31 Alpine Slide

Gas from our house to Park City: $10ish
4 Chairlift tickets to ride the Alpine Slide and Alpine Coaster: $70 (yeeouch!)
Memories made while sliding down the mountainside with my boys: Priceless