In typical Ben fashion, he decided to sleep on the floor the night before preschool. We frequently put him to bed at night (in his bed) and find him in another spot in the morning. Sometimes we move him back to his bed when we check on him and still find him on the floor again in the morning. Drew found him at the bottom of a sleeping bag in the boy's play closet the other night.
Noah gently woke Ben to tell him to get ready for preschool.
Noah and Ben had a great morning together before Noah headed off to school.
Then Ben got dressed for the day...
It took multiple tries to get the pants on.
Ben was asked to make a picture of himself to bring on his first day of school.
Here he is holding miniature Ben.
Here he is holding miniature Ben.
September ended with a trip to the beach to celebrate my mom's birthday...
Drew, the boys & I went down a day before everyone else showed up. We got to the beach late at night, so we all took a huge nap after lunch on our first day there. Drew has the magical touch...I would never have gotten the boys to sleep like that on the sofa with me.
The house where we stayed had a pool and Noah spent a lot of time in there.
Cannonball!
My poor photography skills missed the big splash.
Drew enjoyed thinking about what he was missing at work while he lounged in the pool and later at the beach.
Ben stayed out of the pool and enjoyed playing with the toys at the house instead.
Pregression of...
...hole digging...
...and dumping on mom.
Noah was determined to catch a sand crab.
I let him have fun and never mentioned the fact that the holes in the net would make it impossible to catch anything smaller than a baseball.
A fluke rain storm came by while we were at the beach. People only a 1/4 mile down the beach were totally dry, but we got drenched walking back to the house. This is a picture of the boys sitting in the outdoor shower waiting for the rain to stop. We got so wet it looked like we had jumped in the pool. :)
All smiles after showering and drying off
Cousins having a quiet moment together.
From left to right: Grace, Noah, Philip, Betsy and Ben
Adults enjoying the quiet moment while the kids watched the Disney channel.
It was overcast the rest of the time, but that didn't stop us from getting out and enjoying all that the beach has to offer. We went bike riding, hiked around a lake, jumped back and forth between pool and hot tub, and enjoyed time at the beach. my brother even took a kayak out a few times.
My mom, brother (Harrison) and sister (Patricia)
brother-in-law (Steve), Betsy, and Harrison
Ben having fun with his Uncle BoBo
Getting a little snuggle time with my youngest...I love it!
September was a great month!
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