6 months

Benjamin is 6 months! How weird that he is half a year old already. Ben is extremely social. He smiles at everyone, doesn't cry when stranger hold him, and happiest out of the house where he can interact with people. We often get told how calm he is or asked if he ever cries. He does. But generally he is happy. He loves to play with Manolo and smiles at him now. Manolo seems to like the grabbing from Ben. 

He got his first haircut and pretty much all of his hair is grown in so no bald patches. He can sit up (although not very solidly), and get on all fours like he is going to crawl. Unfortunately, he goes backwards so he gets frustrated that his toy gets farther away. He loves to snuggle with us in our bed and do what we are doing (eat, drink, be a part of the conversation.) He squeals and babbles some. He loves to suck on fruits and jump in his bouncer. 

I took a lot of pictures. I ended up with 80 at first, so these are special ones. How does one choose between so much cuteness?

Manolo wanted to be in the pictures. I don't mind. He makes Ben smile.

White flower field photos

We all got haircuts. I have to admit, I miss Ben's curls. At first it didn't look like him. Now I'm used to it and I think he is handsome (and now he doesn't have long strands by his ears). I scouted out this field of wildflowers. I wanted to show what most of Medford looks like. Wild plum trees and fields. We love the beauty here.

we had to keep Ben from eating the flowers in between pictures

camera focused on flowers, not us. what happens when you don't have a photographer.

"no more kisses, mom!"

wish we would have taken some on the road, but we were ready to go

Ben testing out another flower in the car

Impromptu Window Pictures

I got a craving to take some window photos. Benji is covered in drool from his banana snack. Enjoy.

Manolo photobombing

favorite.