Ben and his bike

Andie got Ben his shirt that says being cute is a full time job. I know I'm the mom and all, but Ben is pretty cute. ORNERY, but cute.
Ben loves to be outside and usually puts up a fight when it's time to finally go inside be it time to eat, it's getting dark, or mom or dad just need a break from the great outdoors. Ben prefers to play in the front because of the driveway, his bike, and the street. He likes to watch the cars and trucks go by. Today he was fascinated with our neighbor because he was mowing the lawn (as you can hear). His word for lawnmower was mo-mo but now it's "mo-nee." We think he is saying mowing---who knows. In the video, when Ben is looking away, he's watching the neighbor mowing. Before he started playing on his bike he was such an encourager to the neighbor saying, "go, go, go!" As you will see and hear, screaming has been introduced to the family as of this week. It's delightful, but wears out the ears quickly. Ben is always climbing, running, and trying new things. His indoor thing is to get on the end table next to the couch and then fall onto the couch. And now his new trick with his bike (because he can't quite reach the pedals) is to climb over and onto the bike. I realized the video is a bit long---I just put newly charged batteries in the camera. Anyway...you can see that Ben could play outside for a looooong time. I also like that he was quite pleased with himself after he had climbed over his bike. Note: the trunk on the back of the bike has a white sticker bordered in red with a red person standing on the trunk and then a big red line going diagonally across the standing person that says NO STANDING. Oh well. Enjoy

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