Thanksgiving wake

Today I was inspired by sylvie's blog (ben's bff) and decided that it's far time to start documenting some of ben's milestones, the countless moments of greatness that occur in the most unlikelyest of times when i am preoccupied with my own ridiculously unimportant life.

This morning we watched elmo ad zoe's dancing video and it is a treasure. ben is an avid dancer so he enjoyed dancing along with zoe and paula abdul-spinning african inspired circles and asian welcoming dances. right now he is mad because dad is sleeping and he has already charged the door three times and succesfully raided the bed-so after some nice hugs the door has been closed.

We have been working hard at school and this break we are determined to take it easy and loaf around. It is a good time to make a list of benisms . His favorite activity is crawling into our lap with a book and saying "ok...okaaayyy" and then taking our hands to open the book for him. He isn't asking so much to be read to as telling, "now you will read me a story". green eggs and ham is his favorite. hold on, he wants to see the laughing baby on you tube. ok we are back.

he says:

juice please
cheese please
thank you, thanks
welcome
cracker
baby
when he sees a picture of himself "oh so cute!"
shoes and ocks
syyyvie (sly-bff)
doggie
meow
cow
apple
banana
ella
stop
don't touch!
hot!
down!
mine!
mamma, mommy, susie, bhak
dada, daddy
1,2,3
meg an
tadie (katie)
picking up the cell phone, saying "hello" then having a whole conversation in benspeak with the "caller"
hola!
salta!
uno
bye!
all done

things i am particulary proud of:

every last thing he has accomplished
eating with a spoon and insisting to do so
putting his work away and returning it to the shelf in the correct spot
ben has many friends and hugs readily and affectionately
ben defends himself very well (too well at times) when the bigger kids at school smother him
allowing me to pry him from bed at 6:45 every morning and drag him to school (a place he really does love)

we need to get a new camera so i don't have any pictures yet but will add some soon! ttfn