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09 Mar, 2010

Artist in residence

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Yesterday Ben tried his hand at photographic composition while poor, sick Mocha was tethered to the kitchen table (I did not want to have to clean up after him again). This composition using our flexible cutting boards was entirely Ben’s idea.

And here’s the best shot, straight off of the camera that Grandpa Steve gave [...]

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22 Feb, 2010

Roller Skating!

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Today we had a lot of fun at the roller rink. Ben was pretty good! We went onto the rink for awhile, but spent most of our time on the carpet. By the time we left, we was getting around completely by himself.
We discovered that roller skates and roller rinks haven’t changed [...]

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10 Feb, 2010

Yesterday was a big day…

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

…for Ben. One of his teachers sent this note home. Hooray for Ben and the potty!

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04 Feb, 2010

Waffle sandwich

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Ben’s latest creation: the waffle sandwich! Ingredients (so that you can make it at home): waffle, bread.
He said that it didn’t need syrup, which I thought was a little strange. We’ll have to see what the Food Network thinks.

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29 Jan, 2010

First in a series…

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

I’m sorry, Ben, but this is going to be the first in a long series. Don’t be a welcher!

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16 Jan, 2010

Bedtime Snack

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Ben has always eaten a lot of food. Tonight he requested…a bowl full of noodles! The first bowl was too small, so I had to swap it out for the biggest pasta bowl we own.

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27 Dec, 2009

Ben’s Photoblog

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Last year, my father gave Ben a camera as a present. I just downloaded everything on it…here’s a selection of what he’s been shooting.

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27 Dec, 2009

A Fast Unwrapper

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Ben is way, way faster at unwrapping presents compared with last Christmas. He really enjoyed everything that you all sent him!

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25 Dec, 2009

Christmas Tractor

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Now, I have to say that when I was a kid none of my friends nor I could imagine someone so lucky as to get a car that you could actually drive. Thanks to the Traills, Ben didn’t just get a car, he got a tractor! With a trailer! When we started [...]

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20 Jul, 2009

The Little Red Caboose

Posted by: Brian In: Uncategorized

Ben loves this old story. Everytime we see a train he looks for the caboose on the end! This video is a little long, but totally adorable.

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