Benjamin's Haircut

On Wednesday we started out to get Benjamin a haircut. He really didn't want one but then I convinced him that he would get a Diego haircut and a Vanilla Frapuccino. So of we went. He did great and after we came home he wanted some pictures with Diego so here they are. I think he looks awfully cute. These are Straight out of the camera!

And since I am posting my latest pictures of Benjamin I thought I would tell you a little about this big boy. I think his teacher at MDO last year described him best in the letter she gave him at the end of the year so here it is in her words:

"What a sweet boy you are! You amaze Jill and I with your ENERGY! :) You have been such a blessing to have in class and we will miss your smiling face."

Definitely a sweet boy and definitely energetic and always a smile on his face. That is Benjamin at 3. He talks all day long but sometimes it is hard to understand him although every day gets better. He has a huge imagination and definitely uses it when he wants something. Today I was drinking some Dr Pepper (which he loves) and he had come and asked me for some and I said no. About 2 minutes later he came and said, "Mama, I need some of that for my hiccups." There were no hiccups but his creativity (and persistence) got him a sip. Afterwards one of his new Diego figurines came in with hiccups and had a pretend sip after which Benjamin needed another sip.

He is also definitely ALL BOY. To give you an idea how much here are some stories from this last week: This past week he has surprised me by beginning to wipe away his kisses. I thought I still had about a year before this happened but last week as we were snuggling in bed one morning I gave him a kiss. Immediately he turned to me and said "What did you do that for?" and proceeded to wipe it off. So much for kisses!

Last Wednesday when we were driving home from church Adreana asked him what he was eating... His answer "A moco, It's yummy." Translation of Moco: Nose discharge. I immediately turned around and told him not to eat his mocos that they were yucky. He looked at me stearnly and said no they are Yummy. So there you go I have a snot eating boy.

Then Saturday as I was running out of clean plates I gave him one of Adreana's pink ones. He would not eat off of it. He kept telling me I don't like pink. Where he got the idea that he can't use pink is beyond me. This all said he loves to play with Adreana's Barbie's.

Diego is still his favorite show to watch. He still calls himself Diego and most of his playtime consists of rescuing animals. Sometimes he even makes time to rescue me with a belt for a rope. He also loves cars and trucks and planes. His favorite are these cheap plastic airplanes and helicopter from Wal-mart. The only problem is he must have someone drive it. This is where the Barbie babies and other small dolls come into play. He has also decided counting bears are perfect for his tractors.

I hope this gives those of you not near us an idea of who Benjamin is. I know a couple of years from now this post will definitely make me smile.