Ben was thrilled that, once again, he found he was able to touch the t.v. 
Our nice, little family...
If you look close, you can see the vast amount of sunscreen we slathered on Ben. I was determined that he NOT get burned (and he didn't)!!!!
Now that he's a little bigger, Ben really liked his pool float.
Our last day! What a great trip!
Last week, we went to Gulf Shores, AL with my mom, stepdad, and grandma. We had such a great time! Ben really liked the pool and the ocean, but he didn't like the sand - all he wanted to do was eat it! It was a wonderful week, and Ben loved being in a new environment! Above is just a cute picture of him eating breakfast in the condo.
Chillin' on our beach chairs!
We went out for a nice dinner one night and to keep Ben occupied, he watched a Baby Einstein DVD after he ate. Not my proudest parenting moment, but you gotta do whatcha gotta do, right? ;)
Ben and Grandma at Sea n Suds, one of our favorite restaurants - we eat there every year!
What a proud daddy!
Hands down my favorite picture of the week! I love, love, love it!
Trying to figure out the whole sand thing...
Ben and GG at dinner
Ben and Mommy at the beach!
Such a sweet smile! This was before the sand made it to his mouth!
We spent 4th of July weekend at Eddie's dad's lake house in Michigan. It was so much fun to spend time with our family!
Ben loved playing with Aunt Stacey!
He also loved being able to touch the tv...
Ben and Uncle Chris had fun playing in the yard. Ben showed him how to work the See n Say!
Domino, anyone?
Two good lookin' boys!
If you look close, you can see 2 teeth on the bottom!
Look at Ben go!
He was a little unsure of the life jacket.
How cute is he???
Ben even helped Grandpa drive the boat!
Family photo!
Happy Father's Day, Eddie! 
We visited Grandpa and Uncle Chris at the festival they were working. Ben liked "dancing" on the big counter!
Three Meiners Men!
My two favorite boys! 
I just love the little things about Ben that make him who he is... for example, he played with my Perrier bottle for a good 15 minutes the other day. Now, there were about 12 other toys on the floor next to him, but what did he gravitate toward - my bottle. 
A boy and his dog - Ben just LOVES Murphy! And I've got to give Murphy props, he is soooo good with Ben! He lets Ben pull his tail and grab his ears or fur and it doesn't bother him at all!
Look who's standing up! 
And even though this one is a little dark and blurry, I just love the look on my peanut's face... and the fact that he's waving, which we've been working on!
