Apple picking

No tractor ride, but this is just as fun!



Benjamin ate two whole apples while we were picking!


This is just a posed shot. He couldn't actually get the apples off the tree. =)


This is heavy, Daddy!


Farm living is the life for me!

Just another day...

Reading the paper with Dad--no wonder I know so many words already!


Yee-haw! Riding my dino


Mom and Dad still have not gotten me a sandbox. Oh, well, this pile of dirt works nicely for digging!



"Heabee!" One of Benjamin's new words--he loves to lift, or try to lift, heavy things.

Aren't there laws about child labor in this state?!

New Jersey

We made a quick trip to New Jersey last Sunday and Monday. Jonathan was playing in a golf tournament nearby on Monday, so Benjamin and I spent the day with Aunt Mary, Uncle Ken, and Great-Grandma. We also celebrated my birthday. On Monday when Benjamin woke up, he immediately wanted to know where Aunt Mary ("Ah Mee"), Uncle Ken ("Uck Ka-ka"), and Great-Grandma ("Buh-Bus") were. (Sometimes he also calls Uncle Ken, Grandpa, which seems funny, since he doesn't look like his other Grandpas!) Jonathan and I were amazed he knew exactly were he was only seconds after he woke up!


Playing with blocks


Here, Great-Grandma, catch!


Ooo! Look what I found, Mom!


Tweet, tweet! (Although, it looks more like a pirate face!)

The Zoo

Jonathan had a meeting in Providence the other morning, so Benjamin and I rode along and went to the zoo there. Benjamin loved it! The animals were okay, but the highlight for him was definitely seeing the elephant cage being cleaned out. The zookeepers had a broom, shovel, and John Deere Gator--three things he loves! We stood there for almost a half hour watching them scoop elephant poop--fascinating! He also loved the rocks, benches, flowers, and dirt. Maybe next year the animals will hold a bit more interest than a passing glance.




Riding a caterpillar


There was some kind of bird in this exhibit, but you can't really make it out.


Standing by a sheep. Benjamin didn't try to pet it, but he loved the dirt next to his pen!

Eating

I've become very independent with eating lately. Here I am after eating yogurt. It's hard to get it to stay on the spoon! But hands can work just as well. And when you're done eating, it works nicely for a facial.


I insist on eating all of my fruit whole now--apples, pears, peaches, plums, bananas. It just tastes so much better that way! This was an apple I was eating as Mom made some applesauce.


Here I am sampling the applesauce--warm and pink, just the way Uncle Jonathan likes it!