Getting bigger...

Six months old!


We've given Benjamin squash and sweet potatoes, so far. He did not like the squash, but loved the sweet potatoes, after he got used to them.

What in the world is this?!


Sitting up all by myself!


I'm not too steady yet, but I can last for a few seconds.


Look at this, guys!


How'd I end up over here? I've been all over the living room these days. I'm not crawling yet, but I can move pretty quickly by rolling and scootching.


Time for a real bath! Mommy and Daddy had fun watching me get in the bathtub for the first time. I'm still not real steady yet, so they're going to hold off a little bit longer until next time.

Long Island

Aunt Mary, Uncle Ken, and Great-Grandma came to visit a few weekends ago.

I had a lot to say to them!


Riding the ferry to Long Island with Grandma!

Don't worry, Mom. I've got the bag!

Here's a picture of us at the most eastern point of Long Island. My first visit to a lighthouse.

New Accomplishments

I've been quite busy lately! Grandma came to visit (more pics of that later) for about 2 weeks, after we got home from Iowa. And of course, there's always church stuff Mom and Dad are dragging me to. I guess I better get used to it!


Here I am sitting up (with the help of my toy basket).


This is me getting mad at my book. I love to look at books for a little bit (as you can see below), but then I get frustrated by them for some reason.




My new high chair!


Sometmes I even get to eat in it! So far I've only tried rice cereal and oatmeal. They're both yummy!


Getting closer to crawling. I can get my bottom up, but haven't gotten up on my hands yet. Mom isn't quite ready for crawling yet, but I can't wait to be able to move around more on my own!

More travels

Benjamin went on his third plane ride a few weeks ago. While Dad was at the youth gathering in Orlando, we flew to Iowa to visit Grandma and Grandpa. We also got to see Great-Grandma, Uncle Jonathan, Aunt Sarah, and cousins Jessica and Andy.


Hanging out with Uncle Jonathan--he's such a fun guy!


Four generation shot--I feel a bit out of place as the only male!


Grandma got out some old toys for me while I was there. This was the cow my mom got from her grandpa when she was just my size. It mooed and everything. My favorite toy was the ferris wheel that played music. It was a little big for me to handle, but I still tried to stick it in my mouth.


Isn't this ferris wheel the coolest?!


I'm so glad Grandpa is such a good listener--I had a lot I wanted to tell him!


We took this shot especially for Dad--dolls!