Well, we have been to Colorado twice since our last post. Our first trip was to Vail in June. We went with four families from our church that also have young children. It was such a fun time! Ben loved being with the other kids and had a fantastic time exploring the outdoors. We toured the botanical gardens, several fancy playgrounds and spent some time at local shops and driving around the area. One of the days we took a train ride. The morning we planned to go we woke up to snow! The kids loved it. It was a chilly ride, but well worth every penny. Ben was very taken by the choo choo and would have ridden another 2 hours if we had let him!
We were home for two weeks before we went on our second trip. In that time we got to celebrate Ben's great-grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. It was a special weekend with some out of town family guests to see and a big party to attend. Ben worked the party, ate lots of snacks and loved being surrounded by that many admirers.
The first week of July we were off again. This time we got to fly using some of Dad's frequent flier miles. It was such a nice change of pace from the last trip's 12 hour drive. It was Ben's first flight. He thought he was pretty hot stuff getting to ride on an airplane. He wanted to look out the window, push all the buttons and see everything he could. And Mom had been worried about his ears! He didn't complain about his ears, just that the ride was over. This trip was in Estes Park with the McCulloughs for Family Camp. Ben fell back in love with the outdoors and his adoring fans (grandparents/aunt/uncles). One of Ben's favorite activities was getting to see the horses at the hayride. He really likes horses and wanted to see them again and again. He also enjoyed everything from bible class to playing with sticks in the dirt to riding in his special backpack on Dad's back. Coming back from this trip was even harder than the first time. I guess having to share the attention with 11 other classmates isn't quite as fun as being the only grandbaby/nephew!
We are back in the swing of things again though. Ben has a couple more weeks in his current class and then he will be promoted again. How the time flies! We have been enjoying a few opportunities to swim, spending time outside with our splash table and playing with our new Little Tykes golf set. Ben also went exploring in Coweta at Grandma and Grandpa's looking for frogs, bunnies, pumpkins and the neighbors' horses. This kid loves to be outside!
To close, Ben wanted me to type up an announcement on his behalf. He is going to be a big brother next year! Mom is starting her second trimester and due at the end of January. So far Ben's association with this is pointing to his own belly and shouting "Baby!" (We tried to tell him there was a baby in Mommy's belly and he immediately became obsessed with his own belly.) He has no idea the changes to come!
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