A couple of weeks ago I was giving Benson a bath while Mark was (I'm sure) doing something absolutely imperative to the well-being of our family and perhaps the entire neighborhood, like conquering the midevil world on Age of Empires. He keeps telling me that he and Tyler are working on beating "5 on hardest," a daunting feat that requires complete concentration, absolute silence besides the occassional "Monk, I need a monk!" cries coming from the computer speakers, and at least three and a half hours.

Anyway, for some unfathomable reason, Mark tore himself away from his fort-building and gold-storing long enough to come in to the bathroom where I was sitting on the edge of the tub shampooing Benson's hair, get a mischievous look in his eye, and push me in to the bathtub fully clothed. Before I could manage to mop myself off enough to get out without completely soaking the bathroom floor, he ran to the living room, grabbed the camera, and took dozens of extremely flattering pictures of me, including this jewel:



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On Thursday, Benson went to his first play group at the park. He loved the swings and the slide, but he was still a little too small for most of the toys. He did get to wear his first pair of tennis shoes (they also match Daddy's). I almost started crying when I was putting them on because he's getting so big.





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After a short hiatus without the camera, the BenzBlog is back and will be updated regularly again. As you can see, Benson is now sporting two new teeth and a new hairdo (not really- I just hadn't combed his hair yet). He is saying "Mama" and "Dada," although he says "Dada" a lot more. He goes around all day saying "Dadadadadadada"- I think Daddy is the official favorite. "Mama's" are usually reserved for when he gets hurt or is tired.



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Ever since Benson has become mobile, he has been following me around like a little puppy. He especially likes hanging out in the kitchen and pulls himself up on the dishwasher to get a better view of what's going on. He also LOVES when I open the fridge and crawls over as fast as he can hoping to get there before I close the door.



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We had some pictures taken of Benson on Friday. He was okay for about the first thirty minutes, but after that he was VERY tired of everybody trying to make him smile and look at the camera. Here are my favorites from the shoot:

















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