Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Everyone’s got a new bed!

Last night I moved into my big crib in my very own room! Mommy and daddy say I’m too loud of a sleeper for me to stay with them anymore, but I showed them by just staying up half the night, and ended up being with them anyway! They say they are sticking with it, and I have to go back again tonight, but we’ll see!

-Ben

IMG_8789

IMG_8795

IMG_8800

IMG_8802

Abby & Emily have been doing GREAT together in their bunkbeds! Now if mommy could only get them to sleep past 6am, we’d all being doing fantastic!

IMG_8805

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CAMPOUT!

Our daddy is home ALL week to help mommy out, and we are having a BLAST with him! Last night, we did one of daddy’s favorite things and had a campout in the backyard! We couldn’t go upstate last weekend for our camping trip because of Hurricane Irene, so we did it at our house instead! Thanks for a fun night daddy!

-Abby & Emily

IMG_8701

IMG_8693

We started our night off with a campfire and some smores! Abby just liked roasting the marshmallows until they fell off in the fire, and Emily just liked the chocolate…

IMG_8687

IMG_8725

IMG_8728

IMG_8726

IMG_8719

IMG_8734

Even Ben and mommy came out to enjoy the campfire!

IMG_8742

Then we brought out the sparklers!

IMG_8751

IMG_8748

IMG_8756

The best part of the day was setting up and sleeping in our big tent!

IMG_8683

Daddy even read us a few scary stories before bedtime!

IMG_8706

IMG_8714

We had a blast in our tent after it got dark… for a full 45 minutes! Emily wouldn’t stay in her bed and had to go inside, and Abby didn’t want to sleep without her sister, so she decided to go in too. Maybe when we’re older, we’ll actually sleep out there ALL night!

IMG_8769

IMG_8774

IMG_8768

Thanks for a fun night daddy!

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Ben’s 1st bath!

We’ve been waiting for this day FOREVER, and it’s finally arrived! Now that Ben’s umbilical cord has fallen off (and left a “cinnamon roll” looking belly button, as mommy calls it), we can give him a bath in his bathtub! We were surprised that he actually seemed to like it a bit! Mommy has a feeling that there will be A LOT of baths for this little brother of ours…

-Abby & Emily

IMG_8633

IMG_8653

IMG_8654

IMG_8662

IMG_8665

IMG_8669

Monday, August 22, 2011

New Videos!

Mommy FINALLY got around to editing and posting the videos from my first few days! There are 3 videos in the "Welcome Benjamin Roy Beach" post, and there is one in the "Ben's Homecoming!" post. Enjoy!


-Ben

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The best things in life…

-"Babies are God's proof that the best things do come in small packages!"

IMG_8605

IMG_8609

IMG_8611

IMG_8617

-“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.”

IMG_8555

Friday, August 12, 2011

1 Week Old!

Can you believe I am already one week old?!?!? Time flies when you sleep all day! My sisters have been telling me about mommy’s crazy photoshoots that I have to look forward to, and today was my very first “mini” one! I didn’t think it was all that bad!

-Ben

IMG_8563

IMG_8557

IMG_8560

IMG_8562

My first bath at home

I had my very first sponge bath at home tonight, and while I didn’t exactly love the bath part (especially the MANY hands that were washing me down), I LOVED it when mommy washed my hair. I was passed out for hours afterwards!

-Ben

IMG_8482

IMG_8487

IMG_8490

IMG_8495

IMG_8503

IMG_8509

IMG_8520

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Ben’s Homecoming!

Today’s the day I get to leave the hospital and go to this “crazy place called home” that mommy and daddy keep talking about. Evidently, my touchy big sister “mommies” will be there waiting for me, so we’ll have to see how this goes…

- Benjamin

IMG_8426

IMG_8378

IMG_8391

Daddy did a great job making me safe in my carseat, and I LOVED the ride home! I spent the whole time looking around, and wondering what in the world was going on!

IMG_8392

IMG_8395

IMG_8399

Mommy and daddy were right… my “sister mommies” were outside waiting for me when I got home, and couldn’t wait to see me in my carseat!

IMG_8415

I think they finally realized I was moving in, and they were very anxious to get their turns holding me. I seem to be very popular with the ladies already!

IMG_8438

IMG_8447

IMG_8449

They have the greatest thing at this house… a swing! Just swaddle me up, put me in this thing, and I am one happy baby!

IMG_8457

I even got my first computer lesson in “skyping”, and I got to meet my Aunt Jennifer and all my cousins in Michigan!

IMG_1208

I think I’m going to like it here! There’s no place like home!

IMG_8421

Here’s a video of Ben’s homecoming!

Ben’s homecoming video

Happy New Year!

Happy New Years from some of the neighborhood ladies who rang in the new year together!  I was solo at the party this year because Brian cam...