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The balloon fit in well with last night's activities. |
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It seemed to follow Baby Ben around wherever he went. |
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But not to the airport. Now I have a balloon and no Baby Ben. Big sigh. |
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We took Baby Ben to BYU's dinosaur museum this morning. |
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Baby Ben started growling the second he heard us talking about the plan. |
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I ran into my new friend Tiny. |
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This is a great place for kids and adults. |
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Ben even found a few things to climb. |
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Want to make a little kid ecstatic? Buy him a balloon for no reason. Or, spill chocolate chips on the floor and let him pick them up. |
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Papa Ben took Baby Ben sledding this afternoon. |
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Baby Ben was very excited to have me bundle him all up. Because it's so cold, I have never done a more thorough job. He was very patient. |
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Papa began on our small side hill. |
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Not every run ended well, but Baby Ben was always ready to go again. |
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The snow was icy. Baby Ben has little mass. |
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The sled zoomed. |
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One last run, and then we moved to a bigger hill. |
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On our walk, we saw a lot of deer tracks, but fortunately, no deer. |
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This hill was bigger. Ben started the sled at about mid-way. |
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The sled zoomed right past me but stopped on its own. |
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Up the hill again. |
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Ben went higher. |
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This time the sled stopped about two feet from the stream. I stopped taking pictures for awhile so I could catch the sled. |
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Baby Ben was saying to Papa, "Ready, Set, Go!" |
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I'm now getting scared. Not these two. |
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Notice the sled isn't leaving any tracks. It's zipping down the hill and I was scrambling at the bottom to stop it. |
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Again. |
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By this time they had mastered the departure technique. Ben lifts his foot and releases the sled. |
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Baby Ben didn't squeal or yell or scream. At the bottom he says, "Papa, Wait!" That means, "Let's do it again!" |
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Ben's eyes at the top. Mine at the bottom. |
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Loads of fun. |
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One last time. And that was my decision. |
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Because, seriously... |
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Thursday is tamale day at Cafe Rio. I don't like to upset relatives who can't join us for take-out, but we did in fact enjoy our meal very much. |
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Baby Ben knows what he likes. |
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"Sip? Sip?" He is so polite, and he always says, "Tank you." |
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Late in the afternoon yesterday Corinne and I took Ben to a park. |
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The sun was just setting, and with it went any heat we thought we might have. |
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Should we stay or should we go? |
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When it's cold, and our boots won't stay on....well... |
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It was time to go. |
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But not without first checking out a stick. |
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My family room has been transformed into a wonderful play area. |
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Ben is quite fascinated with little cars and trucks. |
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This morning he studied wheels. |
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Later in the day we went on an outing. He raced out of the garage only to promptly fall on the ice. He's saying, "I'm stuck. I'm stuck!" |
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Baby Ben has fun all day long. |
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Everything is an adventure. |
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You knew hats were coming back, right? |
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He helped me with the dishes this morning. |
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Later in the day, Papa Ben and I took him outside for some puddle-jumping. |
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He is curious about the snow, but not so sure that he likes it. |
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He was happy to climb any rock with Papa. |
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Sometimes he climbed by himself. |
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We found deer tracks, but no deer. We'll keep looking. |
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Baby Ben points at all the cars and then waves. It couldn't be cuter. |
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Back at the ranch, I built a tent. |
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This was loads and loads of fun! |
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