Marching Band

Today the high school marching band invited the MOMs kids to their band practice. About 20-30 little ones marched around the track with the band then enjoyed several more songs. Ben loved it. After the songs, we went up at touched the tuba and drums.

Storm Update - Licking Leaves

Best Day Ever

On the Farm

The Wittmer family went to our CSA farm on Sunday for an open house. I wasn't trying to be artsy with the photo above - but it is, and I love it.
-M
More pictures from the day:

Roar!

Maybe not what the library had in mind when they brought out the lions to decorate their booth at our town's ice cream social last Sunday.

Thaddeus Rex Concert

Songs

Despite my best efforts to introduce him to U2, The Beatles, and the like, Ben has really taken a liking to simple children's music. He constantly asks us to sing songs to him so he can do the motions. Like most things that we try to record, the presence of the camera makes it next to impossible to get him to play along. But this video has a smattering of Ben doing the motions to some of his favorite songs.

And How Ben Feels about Trucks

Big Boy Things

Lunch out with friends from playgroup:



The expression on Ben's face in the picture below sums up exactly how he feels about dogs.

Ben loves trucks, so I love trucks. I love that he loves things: dogs, trucks, airplanes, heavy machinery, balls, watering cans, his daddy.