Baby Legs

Oh Baby! We just love baby legs at our house...the chubbier, the better!

We Start'em Young

I See You!

Pollen

I'd forgotten about the unbelievable amounts of pollen that blanket the Tidewater area this time of year. We woke up Monday morning to a landscape of greenish yellow. After dinner, we played in the backyard and I let Benjamin wear his new Keds. Big Mistake. As you can tell, Benjamin used to have navy blue shoes. Now he has yellow ones.

Easter

We had a lovely Easter. Both sets of grandparents came to lunch and Jason's sister, Jill, and brother-in-law, Zac, drove up from North Carolina to spend the day with us. I didn't take that many pictures but here a few!
Guess who is teething?? We went on an afternoon walk through our neighborhood: Can you tell Jill loves kids and makes a great kindergarden teacher? Benjamin had a blast running around the front yard with his Auntie Jill while Zac and Grammi looked on.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Benjamin!

How on earth can our little boy grow up so quickly?? I know this question is echoed by parents everywhere, but I am truly shocked that two whole years have passed since we welcomed Benjamin into our family. Our sleepy baby has turned into a toddler who is very interested in animals. So, to celebrate Benjamin's birthday, we went to the zoo! Jason's parents came down for the Easter weekend (which coincided perfectly with Benjamin's birthday!) and we had a great time Saturday morning checking out all of the animals.
I love these pictures of Benjamin squatting down to get a closer look at the various animals.
Rhino!
Baby Giraffe, Lions, Bongos, and Barnyard animals: Here is Grammi with the BOB. Can you spot Samuel playing Peek-a-Boo?? The Grandmothers: Benjamin with Grammi and Grandpa: The Norfolk zoo now has a cute train that takes visitors on a short ride around the parameter of the zoo.
The only hiccup in the outing happened when the Birthday Boy tripped and scraped both knees :( Typical two-year old; doesn't like being kissed!

Backyard Boys

I snapped these photos throughout the day yesterday. I bought the slide at a yardsale on base in California last summer before Samuel was born (I was so hugely pregnant that the seller refused to let me haul it home--she loaded it in her truck and personally delivered to our driveway!) Last summer, Benjamin was too small to go down the slide but he had loads of fun playing in the house underneath. Fast forward seven months and I was pleasantly surprised to see him run out our backdoor and immediately climb up the steps and slide down all by himself like a pro! I guess he really is starting to grow up! Benjamin l-o-v-e-s playing with his firetruck. Yup, I'm pretty crazy about these two!