Choo Choo Museum

This past weekend we had some of our friends from Portland come to visit us. They brought their little boys with them and we were able to enjoy the sunshine by many play times outside. We also took a trek to down town Sac to check out the Railroad museum. It was pretty sweet I have to say! Ben wasn't a huge fan (yet) but, little Jake was really into it! We had a bunch of fun with you Lange family! Thanks for visiting.

Little Parker only 6 weeks old.

Ben didn't want to let go.

Kissing Puddles

Today we were outside running around when Ben noticed the puddle outside. He started by sticking fingers in it then hands and just couldn't get enough of it so he kissed it. I had to run and get the camera because how cute is that! Then he sat in it. Boys will be boys.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

This is year two of doing the ol' sign for Grandpa! Ben was in too much of a hurry this year to just sit there and nicely crinkle up the sign. I could barely get him to just hold it with two hands! So here ya go Grandpa Joe! Hope you have a fantastic birthday! Love, Mandy and your favorite Grandson!

I couldn't even get him to stand by the sign. Someone is BUSY!

And always on the go!

Little Boys and Their Toys

Today Hunter came over and played... and boy did those boys play! They were into the big rigs for a little while and then we played with the little cars and finally finished off with some quiet mellow reading. These two are so funny to watch play together.

Exploring the Park

So it's been a few months since my last post! Lots has happend since then. Ben started walking right after Thanksgiving! He took a few steps but, that's all he would do for weeks. Until we went home to Portland for Christmas and once he hit the carpet at Grandma and Grandpa's house he just took off and never looked back! It's very exciting! He has been able to play with his friend Hunter on the same level now too. Hunter started walking I believe back in September so now they are having the best time ALL the time!

We went to the park yesterday and I was able to snap a few shots of these boys in action with my new lens I got for Christmas! It was way too much fun for them and for me :-)

We saw a truck drive by.

And... they're off.

Hunter fell on the bark dust... poor boy. You can almost hear him.

He's okay now though!

Pumpkin Patch First Timer

Yesterday we decided to take Ben to the pumpkin patch. We didn't really have a preference as to where we went, we just needed to get little Ben a little pumpkin. So Nick found a place that had a free tractor ride and tons of pumpkins. So we went there and I think it was the greatest little patch ever! Ben seemed to be in little boy heaven when he saw the tractor pulling all the kids. Then the local tourist train came to a stop when we were there to let off more people and we got some good shots with a choo choo up close! Pretty neat! I think we'll go back there next year!

No quite sure yet of all the orange.

Still in shock from so much orange!

That's a pretty good stem.

Sitting in a big boy chair!

Pointing to the tractor

Couldn't get him to look at the camera... only the tractor.

Still looking at the tractor.

Wow! A choo choo!

Choo choo and tractor! Little boy heaven.

My favorite boys.