Sunday, June 26, 2011

Playdates, Mudpies, & Bird Feeders!

We've had another fun week! I met up with one of my high school buddies and her two boys for some fun at The Children's Museum in Sebring. Ben had so much fun playing with Hunter. I had a blast watching them and holding sweet little Hayden. I have to admit....he gave me a little baby fever! I miss that age when they are just learning to walk. So precious!

Ben got a Little Tikes Mudpie Kitchen and has had some messy fun playing with it. We've had to play outside in the mornings because it's either too hot or storming in the afternoons! We've also been doing some arts & crafts. Ben painted a fish earlier this week and we made a bird feeder together this morning. He was so cute hammering the nails in with his little play hammer. It actually worked! I've posted some pictures at the very bottom.

Enjoy this week's pictures!

Reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." It's his new favortie story and we read it several times per day :)


Nice camera work by Ben!


Love that sweet smile!

THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM:


We met up with Laura Kistner Halloran and her two boys, Hunter and Hayden. We had so much fun and can't wait to do it again!



He loved grocery shopping!

Loadin' that buggy up!

Hayden wanted to shop, too! Isn't he the cutest lil' thing!





Handsome Fire Fighters!




I LOVE that red hair!









I had to snap this picture fast! Hunter is even quicker than Ben!

MUD FUN!




ARTS & CRAFTS






coloring his bird feeder :) I didn't get any of him hammering the wood pieces together, which was the cutest thing. I was too busy making sure he didn't hammer his little fingers!





Happy boy!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Ducks, Tricycles, Grilling, & Piggyback Rides....

are just some of the fun summer activities we've been enjoying! Ben stayed home with us all last week so we had to keep him busy! He's back at Joycie's this week for just a few hours every morning. He said he missed his friends. I guess Mama and Daddy are only cool for so long.....ha! Here are the pictures from this past week. I tried to keep them in some kind of order, but failed. Oh well! I know you guys will enjoy them anyway :)

Ben loves to ride the mule over to this little pond in Bartow to feed the ducks. They walk right up to us!







Ben and Papa Stone Saturday night




Ben loves my piggyback rides :)


and I love those sweet kisses! I have to get them now before he realizes he's too cool for kissing mama!








Ben loves his new grill!



We love watching him ride his tricycle :)


Lake fun!









Ben and Daddy watching the ducks :)



Sunday, June 12, 2011

Weekend Get-a-way!

We had a great little get-a-way for the first weekend of summer vacation! We took Ben to the Gaylord Palms in Orlando for some pool time. Grandma and Grandpa Byrd went, too, so it was extra special. We played in the pool Friday evening and all day Saturday. We went to Downtown Disney Saturday night for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. I took a ton of pictures, so enjoy!

Ben checking out the hotel while we checked in Friday afternoon


Ben was so happy his Grandpa came along


Wrestling on the bed :)


Mommy wrestles, too!



POOL TIME!





























Downtown Disney!






















Lunch at Cracker Barrel today