the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Ben, Family, Photography on Jun 18th, 2007
I finally got around to uploading pictures…pictures way back from Memorial Day and our visit to the farm. These are some of the highlights – there are more over on flickr for your viewing pleasure. When I say Joey does Army-style push-ups on his toes, I’m not kidding. This is part of his “army crawl” […]
Posted in Ben on Jun 14th, 2007
Ben seems to be one of those kids who benefits from having things thoroughly explained to him. For instance, riding a bike. I swear he was having these raging tantrums back on the patio where all the neighbors could hear him and we were completely mortified. But the bike wasn’t doing what he thought it […]
Posted in Ben on Jun 11th, 2007
Okay, if I had to pick one thing that was the problem with potty training Ben, it would be that he seems to have no clue when he has gone to the bathroom. He’ll sit on the potty and get up and I’ll happen to notice that he peed and I’m telling you, it’s news […]
Posted in Ben on Jun 8th, 2007
Note which way the handlebars are facing… Yeah, Ben has his own ideas about how things should be done, as illustrated above. And he is very set in his ways. Sometimes like cement – all mixed up and permanently set. Or so it seems. And people wonder why he isn’t potty trained yet…as though I’m […]
Posted in Ben on May 10th, 2007
Last night Steve mowed the yard, and when he was finished, Ben wanted him to play with the ball and bat a little. Steve will toss the ball in the air and hit it and then Ben will laugh and run get the ball. Sometimes Ben will throw the ball into one of our pine […]
Posted in Ben, Life at Our House on May 3rd, 2007
Disclaimer: This was his own idea. He did not learn it from watching us. I’ve been letting Ben have a storybook to read while he sits on the potty – he stays there longer when I do that and I’m hoping more time on the potty might bring a little luck. This afternoon, when I […]