Ben was tired last night!

Ben was watching Baby Einstein and I was reading to Jack last night. I looked up and this is what Ben was doing. He's been practicing standing and clearly he just got tired. I'm soooo glad we got the camera in time.

He Kills me.

Keightley gives Ben some Lovin'

Aunt Neen took off Ben's sleeper (can't remember why), but he was cooling off in Memom's living room. Keightley decided to come down to his level and visit. For those who don't know, Keightley is Jennifer's big white dog (Goldendoodle). Here are some pictures of Keightley giving Ben some lovin' and a little "bath".

If I could just. . . .
kissing the hand...
Oh, you know we can't have Ben on the blog without a mouth-open picture.

A little head-lickin'. . .

A little face-licking. . .

Keightley is a Keightley. . .

What's this I have?

Poor Janeen had Ben all over her (notice the slobber on her shoulder).

Lauren's Babies: Minnie and Daisy

Lauren got two guinea pigs for Christmas and she named them Minnie and Daisy. Of course they could not be left alone in Virginia, so they traveled to Memom's house for the weekend. Jack was very interested in the girls, but once he felt the little claws on his neck, he would quickly be done with his "visit". They are so cute and they just love their mama, Lauren.


Madison is going to be so thrilled that I added this in. She didn't want her picture taken and was trying to hide. Sorry Madison.


Lauren and Jack in their pj's holding the girls.



Jack has Daisy and Lauren has Minnie.

They're such little snugglers.

Yeah, it was the first time he held them, so I took alot of pictures.

Ben and Uncle Mike Meet!

It's hard to believe that I haven't seen Mike since Thanksgiving of 2007. I'm sure it's that little fact that he was deployed for 13 months and lives 13 hours away from us. So, my entire pregnancy, Ben's birth and first 10 months of Ben's life were absent of Mike's presence. Our trip to Kentucky last week ended the two-year void:)

You can see Ben's excitement here...
okay, getting excited here

still exciting . . . Uncle Mike!

Ben's little girlfriend

My friend and neighbor, Laura, had a baby 10 days after I had Ben. Her name is Samantha. While Josh and Jack played upstairs, Ben and Sam got to know each other. She is a fast crawler and Ben really enjoyed watching her move around. They shared (for the most part) and smiled alot at each other. Here is their "playdate".

Jack wearing Sam's hat.

Sam didn't want to leave Ben out of the picture-taking, so here's one of Ben, too (as if).

Wanna Bite?

Last night we had the best time taking turns letting Ben feed us. He is so precious. He will put the food up to his mouth, then decide he wants to share and quickly push it in your face. He gets so tickled with himself.

Giving me a saltine cracker. (my hair is straight because I got it cut and my hairdresser straightened it for me).

'Round the House

These pictures have been just hanging out in my picture file - waiting to be used.


Ben looking alot like Aunt Jen when she was this age. A little bit of Lauren Elizabeth here, too.


I love taking pictures of bathtime. Ben has the best time. He splashes and makes happy noises.

Sunglasses he got at the Y.

Jack thinks he's hiding from Sam in this picture. Aren't kids hilarious?

A New Year in Pictures

My New Year's resolution is to try to require fewer naps and do more blog postings than I have been since Benjamin George came along. Here are a few pictures from today in the playroom. The last few are after bath. Jack ended 2009 being a fantastic big brother. He always wants to help Ben feel better, make him laugh, play with him, just be with him. He tells me all the time that he is going to get along with Ben when they are older.

Sittin' on the Diego chair in the playroom.

I love this picture.

...and this one...

....this looks like one from above, but it's different...

Oh my, Ben has his mouth open - never seen that before!

After bath, looking tired.

Jack got a new, New Year's haircut. He's slowly losing his curls and his hair is getting darker and darker :(