Early birthday

Grandpa Curt and Grandma Jo came to visit this weekend and brought early birthday presents from family and friends. Granny thought Ben needed a barn to go with his nativity set. Now we have sheep from the Mid-East and the Mid-West.
Ben in his new Fila urban outfit. He's holding a block from a train set he got from Gale and Becky (I think).
These next two pictures show exactly what Ben was most excited about: paper and instructions. Below he's letting us know that we need to buy new batteries . . . lots and lots of new batteries.

Ben climbed our flight of stairs last week. He's not much for climbing down the stairs, but he likes the adventure.
Jules bought Ben a Playskool Little People Nativity set. He's taken a special liking to baby Jesus . . . and the camel.

Happy Halloween

For those of you who remember last year's halloween pictures, we thought we would continue the "pumpkin" theme. Ben wasn't much for the hat, but he liked his costume well enough. Walking while holding onto me is his latest achievement. Life is good. Enjoy the pics.