That was Then, This is Now

So, a year ago, on Mother's Day 2006, was Ben's Bris. The picture on the left was taken moments before the ceremony started. The picture on the right was taken yesterday, on Mother's Day 2007.
Aside for Ben's dorky hair in both pictures and his general adorable-ness, nothing much is the same.

How tall am I now?

More farm pics.

Have you seen this chicken?

Last weekend we went to the kite festival at Terhune Orchards. We arrived with a boy and halfway through, had a chicken on our hands. It was quite a festival!

On the beach and loving it

Ben had a grand time in Florida for niece Jill's wedding. Ben greeted each and every cousin (of which there are many) like a long-lost best friend ~ with slobbery kisses, squeals of delight, and clingy hugs. Ben also made best friends with the passengers on the plane in the seat behind us ~ flirting and playing peeka-boo for hours on end.

This was a trip of many firsts: first plane ride, first wedding, first dip in the ocean, first night's sleep in a hotel (slept through the night, thank you very much), first exhausted car seat to stroller extendo nap.

Ben was sure a trooper.