A Boy and His....uh...

Benjamin later stated, "I will never be satisfied with a dog now, Suckers!"

Elsa's Birthday

What you see below is a little girl who is 8 years, 364 days, and 15 hours old. Or, as she would tell you, (and as she has been telling people for months now) "practically nine." But, she does not complete a year until 6:21 PM on Feb. 26th. This photo was taken this morning well before 6:21 PM.

She got a new haircut last night, and she is now sporting layers. I made her model them for the camera. (Note the eye roll. That is directed at me.)


And here she is modelling her birthday girl threads. (Hey 2011, 1985 called, it wants its style back!)

Zoey was kind enough to help with the picture taking. You can tell we had a couple of camera shy girlies at my place today, right?

Any one want to guess who came up with this one?

The Mayan restaurant threw Elsa a big bash. They had guys jumping off the ceiling today and everything.

And the cake was terrifying as you can see.


The cool end of the table.
The lighting in the Mayan isn't great for photos. Also, aren't photo orbs supposed to be ghosts. This one is probably a Mayan princess I imagine.
And we got a special visit from the Mayan cliff-diving tribesmen themselves.

*At the time of this post's publication, Elsa was 9 years, o days, 0 hours, and sixteen minutes old.

Stolen Bath

I got the little tub ready for Ben. I bathe him in these sometimes. But he was not in the mood this night, he yelled at me for even trying actually, so I wrapped him up, turned my back, and...
Did you know that if you bathe in the living room you can watch cartoons while you wash your belly?

And yes, it took the carpet several hours to dry.

Poor Adele, for Some Reason, Ben Keeps Biting Her

You Know What they Say....

Before you walk, you gotta crawl!

And before you crawl, you gotta flail your legs around wildly and scream and hope this process propels you forward!

Showing Little Bro the Ropes

Now Ben, this is an iPhone, as soon as you see Mom or Dad, take this from them and push the buttons like this...

Try as I Might, I Cannot Keep My Children off the Floor

Elsa was attempting to get her shoes on, Adele on the other hand, needed a place to rest.

My Baby Blue Eyes

Reading Together

So Elsa reads to Adele and Ben, and now Adele wants to read to Ben. The other day she grabbed a book, plunked down, and started to point to pictures and tell Ben what they were.

It might appear that she is holding the book upside down, but she was just trying to make sure he could see the pictures I think.

The Cool Crowd

Dad and Ben watching the game.

No, seriously, Ben got REALLY into the game.

No, Seriously:

He sorta liked the half-time show too.

Do NOT ask what is in the cup.
(Just rootbeer...as far as you can prove anyway)

Adele's Birth Year Buddies

What a difference a year makes. (Well it was a year and one month.)

December 2009: Kix, Harlie, Adele (Above) January 2011: Harlie, Kix, Adele (Below)