18 months... how is that possible???

Daddy's Hat!

Ben loves to put on Eddie's hat backwards and walk around smiling at us. He even walks over to the fireplace to stare at his reflection. Definitely not vain or anything :)

No hat, just incredible amounts of cuteness going on!

Tunnel of Fun

What do you do when it's freezing cold and you're stuck inside?

Get out the tunnel, of course!

Where do I go?

Anybody in there?

Cheese!

Our Little Reader

Ben LOVES to read! He will sit in his little chair next to his book bin in the family room and look at books for a long time. Usually he'll pick a favorite and bring it over for one of us to read. It makes me and Eddie so happy to see Ben enjoy books as much as we do!

Mom! I'm reading here!

Some mornings, Ben insists on reading some books in his room before we go downstairs. He loves to sit in the rocker in his room and "read."

Side note: awesome bed head, Ben :)

Ben likes to have ALL of the books on the nightstand in his lap!

"Buckeye's Big Game" is a favorite these days!

Aquarium!

We took Ben to the Newport Aquarium in early January. We left the stroller at home so Ben was able to run around as much as he wanted which he LOVED!

It was the last day for their Winter Wonderland thing, and Ben enjoyed seeing Santa and the reindeer one last time :).

It will be fun to chart Ben's growth against this fish!

SHARK!!!!!

Ben loved watching the sharks swim around. When he gets a little older, he will be able to actually pet a shark! This aquarium is really awesome, and we're glad we invested in an annual pass!