Jake and I are talking while Ben is in the tub. We hear him close and then open the shower door and then hear him say, "I'll have a cheeseburger, some fries, and a coke." Then, he shuts the door again. So then Jake goes into the bathroom and orders from the tub-drive-thru. It soon turns into this giggling match of ordering yucky food...I'll take a chocolate cricket with some hippopotamus ribs and some french squirrells...boys!
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Last night, we went to Rogers to run some errands and eat dinner. On the way, Ben asked when we would see "Roger." We tried to tell him Rogers was a city, not a person. Then, it turned into "when will we see Mr. Rogers?" Again, we tried to explain, but Ben wasn't buying it. As we pulled into the Staples parking lot, Ben asked one more time, "will Mr. Rogers be inside Staples?" We get through that, we're at dinner, and Ben asks again if he can see Roger. Jake and I are both laughing the exhausted, are you serious, laugh as we try to explain AGAIN when Ben gives up and says, "well, then let's go see Fayetteville!"
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Charlie is one of Ben's classmates at preschool, and Charlie's grandmother will pick him up every once in a while. One day that she was there getting Charlie, Ben looked at me and said. "I want my grandmother to pick me up at preschool and take me home." I replied, "you mean you want Grandma Deb or Grandma Jo to come pick you up sometime?" He said, "no, my grandmother."
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Preschool Spring Performance
A few pre-program pics.
Ben took this one :-)
Ben is inbetween classmates Jenna and Charlie.
The whole crew on stage.
Doing some groovy motions. Next to Jenna (in the green) is classmate Easton.
Ben's class starts with Dalton in the brown striped shirt, then Quinten, Easton, Jenna, Ben and Charlie. The first three are triplets...they were hilarious during the singing!
As you can see, Dalton and Easton are starting to push each other. Quinten already has been moved to a new spot between Jenna and Ben because Dalton was pushing him.
A few videos...
Ben took this one :-)
Ben is inbetween classmates Jenna and Charlie.
The whole crew on stage.
Doing some groovy motions. Next to Jenna (in the green) is classmate Easton.
Ben's class starts with Dalton in the brown striped shirt, then Quinten, Easton, Jenna, Ben and Charlie. The first three are triplets...they were hilarious during the singing!
As you can see, Dalton and Easton are starting to push each other. Quinten already has been moved to a new spot between Jenna and Ben because Dalton was pushing him.
A few videos...
Monday, April 06, 2009
new motorcycle
Grandma Deb sent Ben an Easter card. After mangling the envelope, the card came out unscathed. Ben opened it up hoping to find a toy, but found some money...toys are better :-) I didn't get a chance to read the card with all the toy talk commotion. Later, Jake asked me what the card said I replied that I really didn't get to read it. Ben also replied and said, "I read it." Jake said, "What did the card say?" Ben replied, "It said get a toy." We had a good laugh over that one. By the way...the card did not say "get a toy." So...Jake and Ben went to Wally World and Ben picked out a green motorcycle and a ball and bat.
NO MORE PICTURES MOM! SHHHHH!!
NO MORE PICTURES MOM! SHHHHH!!
Friday, March 06, 2009
Happy Birthday Auntie Kim!
Take 1:
Take 2:
Take 3:
Ben was just a tad embarrassed, so he's acting silly! But we had fun. Happy Birthday, Kim!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
In conversation with Ben
I was reading a book to Ben and he asked about an expression on the faces of the people in the book. I told them the people were curious and he replied, "They're not cruious, they're not monkeys." Apparently only Curious George is curious.
As we drove past the newly renovated casino near us, Ben looked at the waterfall on the outside of the casino and declared, "Look! The zoo!"
b: Mom, where is your cheese?
j: I ate it.
b: I'm going to eat mine. Where is the cheese?
j: In your tummy.
b: Will you open the door (pointing to his tummy) so I can see the food?
Ben has a strong opinion about pickles: he does not like them! Because of that, he told me today at lunch while eating Mickey D's cheeseburgers that "boys don't like pickles." I also don't eat the pickles so he then told me that "girls don't like pickles." Jake always eats our pickles and after semi-arguing with him that we did not need to save the pickles until dad got home from work, he told me that "daddy's like pickles."
Today is a cloudy day and as we were driving home from preschool Ben asked where the sun was. I told him it was behind the clouds. He was quiet for a moment and said, "I think the sun is at preschool."
Ben likes watching Little Einstiens. The shows focus on a particular piece of classical music and an artist. I have downloaded most of the songs for him to listen to and this is when Ben will sit at the computer and be still and really listen to the music. One afternoon we were listening to Grieg (In the Hall of the Mountain King) and Ben looked outside and as the wind was blowing the trees he said, "Mom! The trees are dancing to Grieg!"
Jake and I must use the word "bummer" more often than not. Now Ben has adopted the word and just hearing it come out of his mouth is really funny. He will say, "Awww, that's a bummer."
Jake must have shown disappointment or some kind of emotion around Ben and he told Jake, "Dad, get happy." That must be a preschool expression he learned.
As Ben is learning gammar, he mixes up tenses. His current phrase is, "What you did?" I crack up almost every time he says it. Or he will say, "We goed to the store." or Who's going to comed over today?"
As he refers to something we did in the past, he expresses it as something we did "last year" (even if it was something we did two days ago).
He pronounces earlier early-ler
girl is glirl
One Saturday morning Jake was letting me sleep in and I heard him sing a song to Ben about being a little more quiet...the tune was to: are you sleeping, are you sleeping, brother john....etc...
The lyrics:
Mama's sleeping, Mama's sleeping
Let her sleep, Let her sleep
You don't wanna wake her, You don't wanna wake her
Let her sleep, Let her sleep
and then I just listened to them play...it was a good extra rest time.
As we drove past the newly renovated casino near us, Ben looked at the waterfall on the outside of the casino and declared, "Look! The zoo!"
b: Mom, where is your cheese?
j: I ate it.
b: I'm going to eat mine. Where is the cheese?
j: In your tummy.
b: Will you open the door (pointing to his tummy) so I can see the food?
Ben has a strong opinion about pickles: he does not like them! Because of that, he told me today at lunch while eating Mickey D's cheeseburgers that "boys don't like pickles." I also don't eat the pickles so he then told me that "girls don't like pickles." Jake always eats our pickles and after semi-arguing with him that we did not need to save the pickles until dad got home from work, he told me that "daddy's like pickles."
Today is a cloudy day and as we were driving home from preschool Ben asked where the sun was. I told him it was behind the clouds. He was quiet for a moment and said, "I think the sun is at preschool."
Ben likes watching Little Einstiens. The shows focus on a particular piece of classical music and an artist. I have downloaded most of the songs for him to listen to and this is when Ben will sit at the computer and be still and really listen to the music. One afternoon we were listening to Grieg (In the Hall of the Mountain King) and Ben looked outside and as the wind was blowing the trees he said, "Mom! The trees are dancing to Grieg!"
Jake and I must use the word "bummer" more often than not. Now Ben has adopted the word and just hearing it come out of his mouth is really funny. He will say, "Awww, that's a bummer."
Jake must have shown disappointment or some kind of emotion around Ben and he told Jake, "Dad, get happy." That must be a preschool expression he learned.
As Ben is learning gammar, he mixes up tenses. His current phrase is, "What you did?" I crack up almost every time he says it. Or he will say, "We goed to the store." or Who's going to comed over today?"
As he refers to something we did in the past, he expresses it as something we did "last year" (even if it was something we did two days ago).
He pronounces earlier early-ler
girl is glirl
One Saturday morning Jake was letting me sleep in and I heard him sing a song to Ben about being a little more quiet...the tune was to: are you sleeping, are you sleeping, brother john....etc...
The lyrics:
Mama's sleeping, Mama's sleeping
Let her sleep, Let her sleep
You don't wanna wake her, You don't wanna wake her
Let her sleep, Let her sleep
and then I just listened to them play...it was a good extra rest time.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
V-Day 2009
My parents and sister came for the weekend to help us get our yard cleaned up and to celebrate LOVE weekend. Dad chainsawed, we dragged limbs, raked leaves, mom and Jake constructed a compost pile.... and then we ate a grand meal at the end of the day.
mom and dad
AKA curt and kathy
AKA grandpa curt and grandma jo
auntie aunite and ben
the girls plus a ben
playing ball with andie
mom and dadAKA curt and kathy
AKA grandpa curt and grandma jo
auntie aunite and ben
the girls plus a ben
playing ball with andie
Friday, February 13, 2009
LOTS of play day pictures
My very own Handy Manny.
Ben playing the recorder very loudly.
Jetta playing the drums.
Mesa sleeping through the parade of instruments.
Easton making cheese pizza.
Lauren and Ellie checking out the Sesame Street toy.
Denise and Quinten.
Emily with her girls.
Kris and Mesa.
Denise with Quinten and Dalton.
Smile Mesa!
Ben and Tate playing with the Mr. Potato Head toys.
Mesa and her new toy.
Dalton, Ben and Tate with the new "hoop loop" Hot Wheels toy.
Lydia Jane
Watching all the big kids wears me out!
Emily's cooking show...how to make amazing chocolate chip cookies.
Ellie, Ben, Easton, and Quinten
Teague: the coolest kid here today.
Jetta, Tate and Ben
Ben playing the recorder very loudly.
Jetta playing the drums.
Mesa sleeping through the parade of instruments.
Easton making cheese pizza.
Lauren and Ellie checking out the Sesame Street toy.
Denise and Quinten.
Emily with her girls.
Kris and Mesa.
Denise with Quinten and Dalton.
Smile Mesa!
Ben and Tate playing with the Mr. Potato Head toys.
Mesa and her new toy.
Dalton, Ben and Tate with the new "hoop loop" Hot Wheels toy.
Lydia Jane
Watching all the big kids wears me out!
Emily's cooking show...how to make amazing chocolate chip cookies.
Ellie, Ben, Easton, and Quinten
Teague: the coolest kid here today.
Jetta, Tate and Ben
So who goes with who? :-)
Kris, Teague, Tate, Jetta, Mesa
Emily, Lauren, Ellie
Denise, Dalton, Easton, Quinten
Lydia Jane and Kathryn
WE HAD A BLAST!!
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