Ben

Our wonderful Ben continues to bring joy and smiles to our family. He thouroughly enjoyed kindergarten this year. His teacher Miss Manning was absolutely amazing. It made Ben's first year at school very memorable and fun. Ben is already looking forward first grade.

He continues to really enjoy cooking and music. For mother's day he made me pancakes and eggs all by himself (Greg supervised don't worry). He is my most eager helper in the kitchen. He also loves music. I have been working with him on the piano for about a year. He loves just messing around on the piano and is always trying to figure out songs he knows or his siblings songs by ear. He loves to sing too. Sometimes at night instead of me singing to Ben he wants to sing to me. I love it!

One of the best things about Ben is he is so sweet and obedient. He always tries to follow the rules. He almost never gets angry. He is thoughtful and kind. He tries to help others choose the right also. He already has such an amazing sense of what is right and what is wrong. He has a quiet strength that we love and wonder at. We are thankful for the place Ben has in our home.

Here is Ben cooking away on mother's day (and enjoying every minute of it!).

Here is Ben dancing with Lizzy and Jacob on Anna's birthday. They have a lot of fun together.

Here is Ben with his "twin" Lizzy having fun at Monkey Joe's last Thanksgiving.

Ben and Lizzy at Monkey Joe's.

Here is Ben at Christmas in his chef gear.

Here is all of the kids at a cemetery in Kansas. These are the graves are some of Greg's ancestors.

Here is Ben's backside. He and the rest of the kids are in this bubble at the Omaha zoo looking at the penguins swimming underwater.