Our Little Santa Claus

Last night, we were driving in the car, when Ben pointed to some random building and said, "that's where I go to work on my pooter (computer)." I asked what he worked on there. He said, "I find girls and boys that are nice or naughty." I prodded him more about his job. He said, "I give stickers to the nice kids and I fro (throw) away the naughty ones." OK... Not sure where he's getting this from. Then we drove by another building (that we've driven past a hundred times) and he says, "That's another place I work." Anxious to hear what he does at this building, I asked what he did. To which he replied, "I park my car on the roof and jump down the 'chim-i-ney'." I said, "Oh, it kind of sounds a little like Santa Claus' job." Which he then informs me, "Mom, I met Santa once, and he was really nice - so I gave him a sticker." Apparently, our Benjamin is the big guy behind the scenes making sure Christmas is merry and bright!!

4th of July Parade

Ben, Lily & Elizabeth had a great time squirting water at the people in the parade!

Our Silly Little Boy

All of these pictures were taken by Elizabeth. She did pretty good! (Check out his new buzz cut - it was his Dad's idea).

Yes, we feed him.

Like Father, Like Son

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Here's Ben singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." In the middle of the song, I think he says, "one, two, three bags of fun!" instead of "three strikes your out." Plus, he's chewing a piece of gum, so that slips him up a bit. So, it's pretty cute. He's such a little ham!

Our 8th Wedding Anniversary

Here are the flowers that Jim had delivered to my work on our 8th anniversary. Everyone was very jealous - can't say I blame them. What a sweetheart!

Who's the Boss?

This is the shirt that Brad and Kerri got for Ben. In case you can't read it, it says, "I may be small, but I'm the boss!" I'm sure we all know that it's the truth!

Fun with Lily - pictures courtesy of Auntie Jill

So many girlfriends, so little time...

The other day, Jim was getting the newspaper when our neighbors (Dave, Kyra, and Ally) drove by. Dave is the dad, Kyra is a couple of months younger than Ben and Ally is 4 years old. Unbeknownst to the girls, Ben has declared both Kyra and Ally as his girlfriend, as well as another friend - Margo. So, we're up to 3 girlfriends now. Anyways, Jim went in the house and said, "Ben, your girlfriend just drove by" - meaning - Kyra. To which Ben asked, "Who? Lynn?" Lynn is Kyra's mom! I didn't know Ben would be such a Cassanova so early in life!! I guess he's just keeping his options open. Look out ladies...

That's Ally with the crown and Kyra in the purple.

New Updates

Sorry I haven't updated this for a long time. We've been pretty busy. But I just added a bunch of stuff - so enjoy!

Painting Our House

Last week, we painted almost the entire first floor of our house. We hired Jim's friend, Mike, to help us. He did an awesome job.

Jim and Mike painted the ceiling white and repainted the trim white. The living room and kitchen are green, the hallway is brown, and the dining room is gold. I really like the colors. It really makes the white trim pop. Jim isn't completely sold on the brown in the hallway yet, but I think he'll like it after he gets used to it.

Brad and Kerri's Wedding Reception

All the Polzin brothers and sisters were here for Brad and Kerri's wedding reception. It was great to see everyone!

Ben had a great time once the beach balls came out!

Ben's First Motorized Jeep

Our neighbors gave us this motorized jeep for Ben. We've had it for awhile because we were waiting until Ben was a good enough boy to deserve it. Well, the opportunity never really presented itself, but Ben stumbled upon it in the 3rd stall garage. So, we had to give it to him - and he absolutely loves it! And it's also a good incentive for him to be a good boy - so far...

P90X Workout

Ben decided he needed to get in shape, so he did the P90X with his Daddy. Of course, Jim said I couldn't tape him. Ben actually did pretty good - he watched the TV and did what they did. But as you'll see, he gets tired pretty fast and needs to rehydrate!

Ben's first big-boy bike and helmet

Ben was very excited to get his new bike and helmet. When I got the helmet, he wanted to put it on right away in the house and wear it around for awhile. I guess that's a good thing so he wants to wear it when he rides.

Ben's attempt at doing a push-up

Ben saw his Dad doing push-ups earlier in the day, so he decided to try it. I asked if he wanted to try them on the carpet, but he insisted that he could do them on the kitchen floor - not so much. But I give him credit for trying.

Easter in Florida

Ben was so excited for the Easter Bunny, even though he thought the Easter Bunny's name was Christopher Robin. Not sure how the two correlate?? Either way, he got so many fun toys in his Easter basket - thanks Grandma and Grandpa Polzin (and Aunt Sandy)!!

Brad and Kerri's Wedding

This is Ben playing in the sand during a lull in his ring-bearing duties.

Ben Loving the Beach

This is all Ben did at the beach - throw water on people and lug buckets of water from the gulf to the sand. He had a blast!

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Our Florida Vacation

This is the Handy Manny outfit Grandma & Grandpa got for Ben. He looks so cute in it!

Here's Ben driving the golf cart!

Ben's new friend - the grasshopper!