We have been hard at work during our Spring Break vacation. We are getting Shady Lane ready for summer! Before we left for vacation, the boys decided to leave their tablets behind. We have noticed a significant improvement in their behavior & attribute it to increased listening skills and decreased playing video games. William is at the age that he wants to help daddy all the time. From digging dirt to form a fire pit & stacking fire wood, he is a hardworking boy. Now only if we could get Benjamin to follow in his brother's footsteps. . . this kiddo!
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The boys had a great Opening Day for KAU Little League. We had some of the grandparents present for both games along with my brother & his family . . . including this little one {Lucy}
Wild & crazy . . . fun times ahead! This date 7 years ago I had a panic attack and began sterilizing bottles. I knew I wanted to breastfeed, but for some reason had the sudden urge to boil bottles over the stove top. That evening, I went into labor. Isn't our intuition amazing? Benjamin was born in the wee early morning hours of April 12, 2007. The night before was full of craziness at the Chester County Hospital, attributed to the full moon. Unfortunately, we didn't have anything with us since I had previously had so many false alarms. We truly thought we would be coming home so we left the bag, the camera, and our first born in loving care with the promise of seeing him in the morning. Little did we know we were about to give birth to a second son. We waited until his birthday to find out if we were having a boy or a girl {few good surprises in life, right}? Four days later we went home and continued our journey as a newly formed family of four. It has been an amazing journey in your short seven years. You are hysterical and love your big brother, who found an instant 'forever friend' the day you were born. It is jaw-dropping to look through pictures and compose this tribute to you. In the throws of being a young mother with two little boys, many moments are blurred with the day in and day out chores of being parents. However as we reflect and celebrate you, the moments captured on film are the ones most remembered. As we celebrate you on your seventh birthday, may I remind you that you will always and forever be our little baby Ben. If you wanted to know, your brother was calling you Baby Ben before you were even born. He was certain you were a boy and he was going to have a baby brother. We look forward to watching you continue to grow into a respectful and responsible young man. With all our love . . . xoxo Mommy & Daddy
Steve has often teased me that I 'baby' our baby. I deny it . . . but something proved me wrong this evening. During our family dinner, we had the honor of having my mom spend the night. We were discussing nicknames, and Benjamin being the 'baby' came up. Our fun-spirited almost 7 year old chimed in that he is no longer the baby. In my heart, he will always be 'our baby,' but I joked with him that our little furry guinea pig {Abby} is my baby now. My mom even chuckled and said she was about to say the same thing. I adore our animals too! A few minutes later, Benjamin and William left the table. Shortly after, William returned and told me that he was "disappointed in me." Huh? Why is my 9 year old telling me he is disappointed in me? He continues to tell me that I should know better because "Benjamin is sensitive." He was being more serious than normal, and informed us that Benjamin had packed a bag and was leaving. I went to their room and found Benjamin in the fetal position crying. I felt sad that I had truly upset him, but told him that we were kidding and that he will always be our little boy. I reassured him that I loved him and encouraged him to unpack his bag. After a few minutes, he asked if I would help him unpack. He informed me that it wouldn't be that difficult, since all he packed was his stuffed animals. Yup, you read that correct. He was leaving in his pajamas with a bag full of 'loveys.' I resisted in telling Steve since I knew what he would say, however I couldn't. Ensuring the boys were out of earshot, I told him. He cracked up and claimed that this event proved that I 'baby' Ben. He continued by saying if William packed a bag to leave, he would have included a Swiss Army Knife, BB Gun, and some survival tools. Our young MacGyver, I couldn't help but agree. So, he is right. I 'baby' Ben . . . who is apparently growing up to the philosophy of "All you need is love."
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