Heat Wave + Random Photo Catch Up

Summer has ARRIVED.  We had a week or two there where I was cursing the sun and heat (high temps really bring out the bitch), but now that we have had a few days of rain and cooler temps, I am ready for the sunshine back.  Ben had absolutely been being spoiled with daily trips to the park or the beach, so when a day came where we couldn't go outside, he couldn't even comprehend it! 

One evening we went down to the Kirkland waterfront to splash our feet in the water a little.

We met up briefly with the Mills family for ice cream which was so much fun:

No pants and relaxing by the window - which has been one of his favorite spots to lounge lately.

Getting eye-level with his trucks.

Grabbing coffee after my dentist appointment in Edmonds while waiting for Greg's appointment to finish.

Dinner party at Rachel and Raleigh's!  

Another photo Erica snapped while the kids were playing outside :)

This guy - ALWAYS with a truck or car in hand.  He has one from the minute he wakes up, brings one in the car, to the grocery store, to Callie's, and to bed (when we let him).

Playing in the pool at Callie's house!  

Recent Photos

Due to Ben doing such a great job of giving up his bottle and binky, I wanted to reward him with a new truck.  The fault is all my own, but our house is slowly being taken over by vehicles of all shapes and sizes.  :)  

And speaking of trucks:

Greg dressed Ben up as a mini-Greg last Saturday when I was away.

Loving on Beau, my old hippo.

Reading in bed with daddy.

Outside the Lego store at the mall.

Ben brought me a stack of books one afternoon and said, "Mama read this one".  So funny.  And of course, I did.

A friend snapped this picture of Ben and Greg at Laryd's birthday party and it's my new favorite picture of them together.

A few pictures Callie snapped of the girls and Ben.  Out for gelato to celebrate Mira's last day of Kindergarten:

Playing at the park before the girls' dance lessons:

"Fun"

On Tuesday night, I put Ben to bed telling him that the next morning, we would wake up and go to Callie's house!  (That always puts him in a great mood)!

On Wednesday morning, he woke up and the first words out of his mouth were about them.

"Callie, Mira (Minna) and Maylee (Maynee) are fun.  I have fun".

My Typical iPhone Photo Dump

It is probably pretty obvious by now, but I take about a zillion photos of Ben every day.  I can hardly ever bring myself to delete them, either.  My phone serves as a reminder of all of the fun (and sometimes not so fun) things we did each day, and I never want to erase them :(

 

Anyway, here are the latest:

 

This weekend, we had an issue with some of our electrical wiring.  We spent approximately 7 hours trying to figure it out ourselves on Saturday.  Much to our frustration, we got super close to fixing it, but not quite 100%.  (Unless we wanted our hall light controlling the power to all three of the bedrooms) ;)  I have to say, we did learn a lot just by messing around with things and trying to figure out what the problem was.

 

Maureen and Vitaliy came to our rescue today and after 30 minutes, everything was back in working order :)

 

Here was Ben's attempt at "helping" daddy:



Ben is the first one to clap and throw his arms up for "TOUCHDOWN".  

 

Popcorn Snack.  He couldn't get enough.  So much so, that even when he broke to drink some water, he was holding a piece of popcorn at the corner of his mouth so he could eat some immediately when he finished drinking.

 

Story time:

 

I snuck into Ben's room after seeing him laying strangely in his crib.  He was so totally passed out with his mouth wide open that I had to snag a picture.

 

Grumpy in the car:

 

Ben had a meltdown the other morning over something, but when he finally calmed down, one, BIG crocodile tear remained.

 

First time eating cereal with milk and a spoon!  He was so careful!

 

 

My work from home days have been switching around a bit lately, and I've managed to work from home on a few Wednesdays - AKA Garbage Days!!  Ben and I got out for an early morning walk and stalked the garbage truck around the neighborhood.  

 

At the park, this is Ben (and Greg's) favorite game.  Greg will pretend to accidently get kicked by Ben each time he swings forward, and they will do it over. And over.  And over.  And Ben will just about die laughing each and every time.

 

 

There were a few kids hiding inside this tire making silly sounds for Ben.

 

Over Labor Day Weekend, we had the Nikonovs and the Cougans over for a BBQ.  The kids were thrilled to have their number 1 playmate in the house :)

 

Kitty hunting with Maeve.

 

Took a trip to the beach and threw rocks:

 

Dragging a broom around the garage.

 

Playing with cars (Greg's from when he was a kid) and tools with dad:

 

Painting with Mira and Maylee (at Callie's):

Adventures at Callie's!

Some of these pictures may have been posted before, but I stole a few more from Callie's blog to show how much fun Ben has been having with Callie and the girls over the past few months! 

Ben is finally back at their house after a WEEK of being sick (double ear infections - no joke), and then won't be back for a couple weeks since Greg's family will be in town soon!  I am sure he will have a blast over there today with their new PUPPY! :)

 

Thanks again, Callie, for always take such good care of my baby!  XOXO