It seems that Ben is turning into a little boy overnight. Just a few weeks ago, he would proudly point to himself and say "baby". Now he reminds me almost every day that he is a "Big Boy". He is so proud of being a big boy. This morning I discovered that he has learned to ride his tricycle peddling. He has been scooting around on it for a long time with Mama encouraging him to pedal. This morning when I went outside he hollered, "Mama, I'm peddling!"

A little later, Ben ran into the garage. I heard him hollering, "Mama!" so went out to see what he needed. When I stepped into the garage I did not see him. Then I heard some giggling. Ben was playing hide and seek. When did he learn that game? I looked around, with the giggling helping, but didn't see him. Then he popped out of an empty crate all smiles and giggles.

He is soooo much fun. Right now he is with Papa at Lowes. We are staining our kitchen cabinets today. We moved things around a bit last night to make room for more sippy cups. You will notice there are purple cups and princess mugs interspersed with the boy cups.

Time for me to get back to work!