The Language of Benjamin

My little brother, Benjamin, has his own way of saying things. Below I'm putting some of his words, and then the translation:

Marmee=Emma

Nana=Hannah

Pwara=Clara

Pween=(Lightning) McQueen

SaSa=Applesauce

Breenbrow-Eyebrow

Ah Ru Roo=I love you

Pry=Cry

Shashie=French Fry

Oh Benjamin, we love you and all of your adorable cuteness :)

Circus!

My mom was able to get tickets to the circus for a cheaper price (homeschooling does have it's advantages ;) and we had lots of fun. I brought a friend and a couple other families we know came too. Sorry most of the pictures are blurry (as I type this Sam is standing over my shoulder telling me which ones I should delete and which ones are really blurry) but the lighting there was weird and even with my flash on some of them came out fuzzy. I will {try} not to overwhelm you with pictures ;)

Oh and did I mention Benjamin had an allergic reaction to pollen and broke out in hives? And had a double ear infection? No? Oh, well.

This is probably my favorite picture :)

On the way home :)

These people were on a wire right above us. No worries right?

Luckily these people were on the other side of the room ;)

The half man half woman. When we got home and Sam saw the picture, he confirmed that it was actually a man :D

Nano the midget :)

This was probably the most boring uninterested part of the whole circus

Nano and the ringmaster

These last five were taken before the show. We got there early enough to go to the floor and see the clowns and take pics with them.

Me and my friend Riley :)

Benjamin didn't exactly like the clowns ;)

Me and Emily <3

Christmas '09

Wow I can't believe Christmas went by that quick! Here are the gifts I got for Christmas:

• a digital camera!
• camera case
• calendar
• necklace
• rubix cube
• ornament
• guitar charm
• gift cards for Barnes and Noble, Ulta, and Michaels
• Hannah and I got the Love Comes Softly series to share

I LOVE all of my gifts!!! My camera is a black nikon coolpix s630. I took probably 100 pictures the day I got it :). Here's some:

{sigh} Oh Benjamin! Don't you know your finger's supposed to go in your nose?

Um there's something behind you.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Our Christmas tree :)

An attempt to eat the fooseball handle?

Halloween

This year Hannah and I didn't dress up, but Benjamin and Samuel dressed up as pirates.

Later at the house Benjamin traded his pirate hat for Dad's.

He found the pumpkin handle much more appetizing than the actual candy.

Whoa... Sugar rush!

Benjamin was very disappointed when he found out that inviting yourself into your neighbor's house is not what your supposed to do while trick or treating.

Even though Sam was a pirate a few years ago, he insisted on being it again this year.

Ignore the diaper hanging out, focus on taking the pictures.

Tell Me He's Not Cute

Benjamin's First Birthday

It's so hard to believe that a whole year has passed since Benjamin was born. I am so blessed to have him as a little brother. Here's a slide my mom made and some pictures of Benjamin's birthday:

Benjamin on the ''Turbo Turtle''.

Balls, balls, and more balls!

Benjamin opening presents

Benjamin opening more presents

Benjamin

It took a lot of work to get that hat on Benjamin.

A very messy birthday boy

One of Benjamin's presents that Samuel labeled.

Peek-a-boo!

Did you know I'm cute?!