Ben is 2

coming home... so small.

We love our Benny. I can't believe he is already 2. Him and Siena are best of friends and I love how they play so nicely together, most of the time. I can actually hear them interacting and playing together not just Ben following her around. Siena will often tell me what Ben wants or is saying. I can almost always understand him now which is wonderful. He still talks with a really high pitched voice which is really funny. Occasionally we will try to say things in a deep voice so he will say things in a deeper voice because the pitch is often piercing. It's very funny. He still love his blanket and almost every day when he wakes up will tell me that it is broke, because he wraps his fingers around it and it has come untied. There's no way we are getting rid of that anytime soon. He loves balls and Elmo. Siena and Ben have to get an episode of Dora and Diego in each day. He got an adjustable basketball hoop for his birthday and he was so excited. When he came down the stairs he jumped out of Dave's arms to go to the basketball. Ball was his first word by the way. Each time we came home today he went straight to the basketball hoop I think he forgot that we had it each time we left the house. He loved it so much he slept with his basketball. It was just too cute to take away from him. He loves loves chocolate chips. Dave and my dessert almost every night is handfulls of chocolate chips and Ben will come up to us and say choco chip? he knows when we have them and where they are. He is very good at playing princess with Siena and loves her little Belle bear that she has. She also knows a boys role in playing princess. Poor Ariel lost her head and usually in the middle of playing princess his pirate sword enters the scene. It's wonderful to have a boy and girl. He knows so much and surprises us each day with how he can count and say words that we didn't know he knew. We love him so much and are so grateful that he is healthy and a happy addition to our home. I still call him baby and I am trying to stop, he's getting a little too big for it. We went to Toys r us today and got our crown and balloon. He was just excited to sit on the ride on cars and pretend to drive them. We love playing at Toys r us. He got Courderoy, the book and a cute outfit from Grandma. He wore the shirt today and looked so grown up. From Nana and Papa he got a ball toy where he hammers the balls through the maze and puzzles that you put different shapes on to make the picture. Siena and Ben loved them. Of course we had tons of cake. It seems like Ben and Siena's birthdays are the only things that get us through the awful months of Feb and March. We eat a lot of cake. We had a couple friends over for cupcakes this afternoon and then cupcakes again when daddy came home. He is getting better at blowing out his candles. Happy Birthday Benny!

Prince and Princess party coming Saturday... wish us luck.