Benji's first joke.

Benji looks at Mama and says, "Mama?" And Mama says, "Yes, that's right, I'm Mama." Then Benji looks at Dada and says, "Mama?" And Dada says, "Nooooo." And Benji laughs and laughs and laughs. And then he tells the same joke a dozen more times.

Those teeth just sneak up on you

This weekend I was tickling Benji and getting big upside down belly laughs when I discovered a new tooth way back in his mouth (top right). I had no idea he was teething again and the molar is pretty visible. We are so blessed that teething has been a totally calm adventure for us so far (although he still has a few teeth to go — we're only at 8 1/2 now) and I hope that Ava's teething goes as well.

My turn to take pictures

As Gramma said in her blog, everyone is always taking pictures of me so I decided it was time for me to take some pictures.


Self-portrait.


Mama.


See all my toys over there?


Gramma sure loves those crossword puzzles.


Where did Mommy go?


We have such nice carpet. Great for crawling.


My friend Elmo.


Dada.

The latest Prins family blog.

No, it's not Benji...

Benji phone home

In the next few months if you get an odd phone call with baby talk gibberish or heavy breathing, it's probably just Benji calling to chat. Or, if you're on the phone with Matthew or I and we suddenly hang up, blame it on Benji. He's really fond of the phone right now, but doesn't quite have the routine down yet. He'll desperately want to talk on the phone and has the most adorable "hello burble" but then he won't say anything. I can't tell you how silly I feel at work when I'm having a one-sided conversation with a toddler. But, when he gets talking away on the phone it's a total riot.


If the phone is within reach, Benji will even answer it for us!


Benji is very fond of the cordless headset phone since it lets him walk around while talking. What a modern baby!


What a multi-tasker! Benji talks on the phone, rocks with baby in his chair, and rings his handbell. I'm not sure one needs to multi-task with that combo of tasks, but Benji seems to think so.





In addition to the phone, Benji is getting the hang of the computer. Of course, he loves anything with buttons.


He looks so cute when he sits in "big people" chairs with those little legs hanging off the edge!

Libellés : Benji

College reunion

Since we've been reminiscing about college in the comments from my last post, I was reminded that I never published this post of photos from Christmas.


Lisa tries out the timer feature on her camera (I don't think I have any idea how to use such a feature on my camera, so kudos to Lisa for giving it a try).

Who are these cold-looking people?

Benji Dale, Baby Model

Of course we all know that Benji is the cutest toddler in the world, but there are also days when Benji knows he's the cutest baby too and poses for the camera. Here he's showing off one of the sweaters Grandma crocheted for him. While these pictures aren't the big smile ones, he does seem to have that model "I'm gorgeous and I know it" look.