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Vacuuming with Doggie and Froggie

January 28th, 2010. (19 months, 3 weeks old.) by ben

Doggie and Froggie are my buddies when it comes to helping me get the vacuuming done.

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As long as I have them (& M&D, of course), everything is OK.


Shopper in Training

January 26th, 2010. (19 months, 3 weeks old.) by ben

You gotta love the shopping cart concept.  Too much to carry?  Is it too heavy?  No problem!  Put in the cart and take it with you!  I bet people couldn’t buy as much stuff at the store before shopping carts were invented.

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Oh, and the stuff that doesn’t fit in the cart?  Goes in your mouth, silly.


Puddle Jumping

January 24th, 2010. (19 months, 3 weeks old.) by ben

During the recent rains, I got to go outside and put my rain coat and galoshes to the test!

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Daddy was saying something about it being hard to find puddles “living on a hill”, but I don’t know what he was talking about.  I found plenty of water to splash around in!


I ♥ Biking!

January 21st, 2010. (19 months, 2 weeks old.) by ben

M&D got me a a bike trailer for Christmas.  Now I can go along with Daddy on his bike rides, and also help him get more exercise.

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This baby has pneumatic tires for a smooth ride, and a completely enclose-able riding compartment for optimum passenger comfort.

Along with my new trailer I also got a bike hat.  M&D say that I always have to wear this when I go riding with Daddy.

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I look forward to many fun hours cruising with Daddy – past those unlucky kids in those slow strollers!


Ride ’em Cowboy

January 19th, 2010. (19 months, 2 weeks old.) by ben

Ma and Pa got me this super rocking horse for Christmas.

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It didn’t take me long to figure out to make this pony strut his stuff!  Giddyap!


Power Tools

January 16th, 2010. (19 months, 2 weeks old.) by ben

Recently, M&D got a me-sized table and chairs.  Yay!  And even better, I got to help Daddy feel special by letting him help me put some of the parts together.  (He loves it when I do that.)  Here you can watch us at work.


Worst…Day…Ever…

January 12th, 2010. (19 months, 1 week old.) by ben

Today I got to learn all about coughing up dinner–something M&D called “vomiting”.  Unfortunately, this happened to be a first-person experience, and not a third-person experience.

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I really wished that M&D could make it stop, but I guess they couldn’t.  I really hope this never happens again!


Making Orange Juice

January 10th, 2010. (19 months, 1 week old.) by ben

The other day, Mommy and me made some orange juice.  Turns out that orange juice comes from oranges!  Who’d have thought?

At first, I had to concentrate (ha ha) very hard to get the juice out.

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But after a little practice, I was doing just fine with my eyes closed!  No problem!

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Now if Daddy will just show me how to work the waffle iron, I’ll be all set!


Scarf Avant-Garde

January 6th, 2010. (19 months old.) by ben

It seemed only appropriate to start off 2010 with a new fashion statement.  Once again, I set my own direction down Fashion Avenue.

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Behold!  A simple re-casting of this off-the-shelf item (Ed. Note: pulled right from the clean laundry basket), and I have a versatile, light winter scarf with a six different ways to wear and express myself.

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(Ed. Note: Ben, I think you won’t find that you have to fight too much traffic down your ‘Fashion Avenue’.)


Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2010. (19 months old.) by ben

M&D and I had a great time celebrating the new year.  You can see me being silly playing with my goggles while getting ready for my bath.

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Daddy said something about ‘reminding us about what is really important in life’.  I think he was talking about the best way to wear your goggles and shirt on your head so as to make people laugh.  I think he’s right.