A boy and his bear...

Just in case anyone was beginning to think Beary was no longer in on all the adventures. Beary went with us to the baseball game and Ben was showing him some serious love!

'08 Final Home Stand

Yesterday we did something we don't often do. We went to a Baseball Game on Sunday. We go to a lot of games, but not generally on Sunday. A lady that Matt works with and has become friends with knows how much we enjoy the games and so she got us passes to the annual Season Ticket Holders Thank You Picnic, which of course was followed by a game. This is the last home stand of the season, so we were glad to go. The first order of the day was to meet and get pictures with Ribbee, the team mascot. We have been saving this until the end of the season so Ben would be older and hopefully not get too scared...

It seems to have worked, Ben started laughing at Ribbee, but no crying!

The next order of business was lunch!

We started off with some cole-slaw in honor of FU and Cousin James, it was mustard based and was pretty good! He ate a couple of bites before deciding to move on to bigger better things....

The Barbecue Pulled Pork Sandwich!! I just wouldn't be a picnic in TN with out barbecue!! Ben still mostly eats bun, but it has a good flavor!!

Then, the favorite for all three of us!! Hush Puppies!!! Man! who knew deep fried corn bread could be soooo good!! Ben is starting a petition for Auntie Lisa to include them in this years Thanksgiving Menu!! Anyone that wants to sign can let us know!

Ben wanted to show off his shirt, not only does it have a fitting nick-name, but his Dad brought it back from Seattle for him, it is an authentic Seattle Mariners shirt. The Jaxxs are Seattle affiliates so he proudly wears it to most games.

After Lunch it was time to watch some ball!! Ben got all ready with Dad's Glove!

It was a Good Game!! The Jaxx won by 4 Points!!

Some were in the 8th inning "Moose" got hungry again, after gnawing on the chairs and the diaper bag and nearly splitting a lip again, we found some snacks and enjoyed the rest of the game.

It was a beautiful day and a great game, the opposing teams coach got all in an up roar and got kicked out. Matt heckled the picture into stepping out of his wind up, okay it may not have been a direct result of MATT'S heckling but he is taking credit anyway. It was a fun day!

Fat Lip

Saturday morning Ben managed to split his lip open on the crib railing. He was trying to stand up just as I was coming to get him out and he slipped and wacked his mouth against the crib. It blead a little, but he was a tough guy and cried for less than a minute. I told him this was the first of what would probably be many many fat lips!

Bedtime Buddies..

When I went to get Ben up from his nap this afternoon this is what I found. I had heard some funny business before he went to sleep after I put him down. Apparently there was some kind of turtle and bear brutality going on before they all konked out. Bear was lucky enough to get snuggled when it was all over.

Tornado Shelter?

Ben was wondering if this cabinet would make a good tornado shelter? He wasn't able to get both legs in and get the door shut, so I guess he is stuck in the bathroom with Mom and Dad.

Ben is Ten Months Old!!

These pictures were taken yeserday! But they seem like a fairly good representation of Ben entering a new phase of Babyhood! We went to get him up from his nap and found this! He is quite the little man! We will have to get some pics from his chair and with his football pillow for comparison!

Dog Pile!!

Ben had Lucy and Dad pinned!! But is it a Dog pile or a Dad pile?

Turtle Time!!

Ben loves this turtle that lives in his room. He had learned to give hugs! I was trying to get a picture of him laying his head on the turtle, but he kept popping up as soon as I pushed the button. I also have some video of him, but alas I can't get it to upload.

The Studio!

I would like to announce the completion of E.J.'s Violin Studio Official Website. The first version of it is up and running! (Thank you Kris W. for all your help!) I already have plans for additions to it! You can check it out at http://www.ejsviolinstudio.com/! Come by and check it out!

Man Vs. Wild

So, Matt has been working some crazy shifts and we have been spending a lot of time not at home on the weekends. Add to that the exorbitant amount of rain Tennessee gets and one can quickly grow jungle in the backyard!! I don't mow, I just don't. So, poor Matt on his one week off had to tackle our jungle with a push mower!! The grass had gotten SO long that the morning after a good rain storm and it laid down! and poor Buford was SO glad to have open space again he was trailing Matt as he mowed! I am happy to report, though, that Matt won this summer's episode of Man vs. Wild!!

New toy!! 2

Cousin Brayden also let me have this one. I a think Mom and Dad might like it as much as I do. It is like the coolest Magna Doodle Ever!!! It has purple jell that you push around the screen to write and draw pictures and it plays music!! I love to write my name, that is when I can get it away from Mom or Dad!

New Toy!!!

Aunt Melissa and Cousin Brayden gave me some of his toys last week! I have to say, Cousin Brayden had good taste in toys!

Captain Underpants!!

Right in the middle of our house cleaning last week Captain Underpants made an appearnce! and he had an amazing new flying machine!!! There is a really cute video of this that I will post asap. For some reason my blog is not letting me post the video. But enjoy the pics!

Out like a light!

Man What a Day!!! My boys were both wiped out after a hard day at church! Nothing lulls you to sleep quite like a good Nascar Race!

Beads! Beads! Beads!

Some of our friends gave Ben some Mardigra Beads to play with when we were over visiting the other day. He loved playing with them soo much that they sent some home with him. He throws them, swings them, puts them in and out of blocks and other toys, and of course chews on them. I put them on him for some pics and he promptly started pulling them off!