Ben

Ben got in on the cleaning and tried to wash the toys in the sunroom.

The big boys have nicknamed him “The Gremlin”

KitKat chose to return to napping with Ben today. It was the sweetest.

Ben has been begging to paint in the shower for ages and this is the first truly free morning we have had in ages.

Ben and I bought flowers for all of my pots today and I was determined to get everything potted before rain comes through tonight.

Mac & Cheese for lunch – Ben chose to be prepared for anything.

It’s Fun Fair and the entire family has been drafted into volunteering. (The boys are on parking duty.)

Ben has been staying strong to his mismatched shoe streak. Today was a rainy day and he branched out with a shoe and a boot.

Ben and Kaitlyn spent the afternoon building campfires. They each had their own rock ring, small twigs and branches, and pile of leaves.

Today we introduced Ben to the big slip ‘n slide.

When I got home today, Ben had dressed himself in an Elmo hat, bunny ears, a vet coat, and two strips of tape on his forehead. (The chocolate around the mouth was a nice touch too.)

Ben was so excited when KitKat allowed some cuddling this morning.

Ben has been picking out his own pajamas lately and having a lot of fun with the pattern combinations.

Ben made it through his school year and we are counting down the days till the big kids get out for summer!

I’m trying to teach Ben to read. We’ll see if he takes to it as well as Teague did. (I never even attempted to teach Alex or Kaitlyn for various reasons.)

Sandbox – everyday.

We are embracing the rainy day!

Ben’s contribution to the end-of-year book at his preschool.

Blowing kisses at bedtime.

This week the favorite toy is Rescue Bots – and these are well-loved. They date back to Alex and Teague.

Ben created a new favorite breakfast – toasted bagel with half cream cheese and half peanut butter. Then all covered in goldfish crackers.

The Ben cooking show – what a sight!

Ben and Lucy had the cutest playdate at the park after soccer practice today.

The personality on this one!

Outfit completely chosen by Ben – backwards shirt, mismatched top and bottom and mismatched shoes.

Ben’s new thing is wearing two non-matching shoes. (Evidently he got the idea from a girl at school who wears two different shoes.)

I took Ben to Kaitlyn’s soccer practice and he quickly found some girls and held court.

Ben has always loved to sit and/or sleep with his hands behind his head. I find it adorable.

Ben has been looking forward to today for weeks. It was his Paw Patrol Mission!

It’s a Paw Patrol kind of day.

Experiment man.

Tractor rides with Dad.

Sliding the day away.