Birthdays

Ben is officially one year old now. He had a blast on his birthday when Mom and Dad gave him His very own Sandbox. We built it out of treated wood bought from the hardware store, cut into 4 foot lengths, and nailed together in a square. We put down some landscaping fabric to keep the weeds out and dug the area down so it was all nice and level. He loved just playing in the box but since we got him some sandbox toys we figured we would fill it up. So off to grandma and grandpa Smith's house we went where we filled 9 buckets full of sandy dirt and took it home. He played for over an hour in his little box, and we loved every minute watching and playing with him. Two days later (Saturday) we had his birthday party with friends and family.

He was blessed with lots of new toys, clothes and dishes! He loves driving his new trucks all over the house and Mommy is loving the new child locks, now he cant get into the cupboards (yay!!!).

Uncle David says that his present is to hold him on his birthday. He is a little nervous around babies, I think it because he his scared of them, they can be intimidating you know. He gave David some yarn which he has totally turned into a HUGE knot, but oh well, that is what it is for right?

Ben had fun in his sandbox and hanging out with Aunt Tiara and Aunt Taffy. Grandpa Wright decided to bury Ben alive, or at least his legs anyway. I don't think Ben liked that, but he had fun discovering his toes in the sand.