January 6th, 2012. (3 years, 7 months old.) by ben
Next on our trip was a visit to Grandpa and Nana’s. Not only did I get to play with Uncle Darren’s choo choo train, Grandpa and Nana got this big rescue helicopter for me.
And then I opened my next gift… a Ferrari! Once it was all charged up, I got to take it outside for a test drive. Grandpa helped me with some of the finer points around backing out from the shrubs.
It goes really fast!
Thanks for having us over to visit Grandpa and Nana! It was really fun to see you!
January 4th, 2012. (3 years, 7 months old.) by ben
It’s always fun to visit Grandpa and Grandma Harris because I get to play in Grandpa Harris’s old-time truck. It has a big steering wheel, and you can turn it and see the front wheels turn.
It also has a lift gate in the back for lifting me up and down. I think I’m getting big enough that Grandpa Harris has to try pretty hard to lift me up!
Then we went on a big adventure! We got to go golfing, and I got to drive the golf cart!
Check out my driving skills! (Ed Note: Ben! Keep your eyes on the… er…. fairway?)
Oh, and there were even presents to open. I got this fun parking garage from Grandpa and Grandma.
I had a great time visiting and I can’t wait to come back! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
I turned three this week, and to celebrate, we had cupcakes. And being three means I’m old enough to know not to grab the candle while it is burning!
Grandpa Stark came up with David for the big occasion. I know that the race weekend thing was just a cover story because nobody would actually want to drive in the rain. Right?
Grandpa brought me this very cool lawnmower. I’ve very good at getting the wrapping paper off of presents now that I’m three.
Grandpa did make good on his cover story, and I was there to see him. I cheered for him and waved as he sailed down the straightaway.
Grandpa takes good care of his fans, and he came through with a bag of cookies for his most dedicated fan. (Did I mention it was raining?)
Of course, I made sure to find my own car to drive, just like last year.
Later, Grandpa and I had some quality Stark bonding time playing with his fancy phone. What can I say, it’s in the genes!
Unlike my other first car, I’m finally old enough to drive this one. Here I am on my maiden drive out in the front yard.
And then, of all things, I ran out of gas! Can you believe it? I guess Daddy was too distracted installing my custom cargo hauling adapter to remember to fill ‘er up.
April 28th, 2011. (2 years, 10 months old.) by ben
This is my pallet jack, just like the ones they use in the back of Target to move stuff around.
For anyone who has never looked in the back of Target, I’d like to tell you about all the neat stuff. They have electric pallet jacks that plug in when the batteries run out of energy. They have big roll up doors where the delivery trucks park. There’s fans and lights. And bicycles hanging from the ceiling! And big, big shelves with lots of cat food. And people who work in the back of Target get to go through the doors and do lots of stuff! Daddy says I can’t go back there unless I work at Target. One day I’m going to work at Target!
Ma and Pa came for a visit. We went to the mall where I had to ride the train. I’m just smiling so that Ma and Pa would think that I was having a good time. OK, OK, you got me. So it really was fun.
After the train ride, we went to Build-A-Bear, where I got to pick out a new friend.
I would like to introduce the world to my new friend, Girl Kitty. She’s may favorite girl kitty, and she’s totally good to go if she ever wants to run for president:
After all the shopping, it was nice to come back to the house a play blocks with a real pro. Look at the gigantic tunnel I built with Pa!
