Bye Bubbles!

Ben and I were playing with bubbles this morning and he started waving and saying "Bye bubbles!" each time they started to blow away. It was really sweet, so I grabbed my camera and tried to capture him doing it. You can get a sense of it here, though he was reluctant to let me blow more bubbles for him once the camera was rolling... But he did show off the wonderful *art* he composed on his legs this morning. He LOVES pens and drawing on himself (and anything he can get his hands on... our couch is in need of some spot cleaning!). Enjoy!!

Vacation Part 2: The Farm

On the second leg of our vacation, we visited the Farm in Georgia! Ben had such a blast hanging out with the entire family. He especially LOVED riding on the golf carts with pretty much anyone who would take him for a spin! Grammy and Grandpa both went on lots of rides... and Mom Mom took him out for a spin or two, too! He hung out with Auntie Amanda and got to know his cousins, Anna and Graham, which was such a great thing to witness. Overall, it was a truly fantastic week! Here are some photos in no particular order (as usual!):

Mr. Ben hanging out on the stairs...


Mom Mom with sweet Graham...


Grammy with little Anna...


Auntie Bonnie with her babies!

Jonathan with Anna...

Daddy and Ben on the big tractor...


A John Deere advertisement...

Driving the tractor!

Playing with Anna!

Feagle men...


Grandpa and his little helper...


Favorite time of the day!

The family of four!

Ben's water world...

Greg and Amanda on Greg's birthday...

Ben riding on the Red Monster...


The Three Feagle Cousins!


The family...

Vacation Part 1: Cape Cod

We spent the week of the 4th of July with my family (minus my dad, Ben's "Papi") at the Cape! It was so fun watching Ben and his cousin Tommy get to know each other better and to PLAY all the time! Here are a bunch of photos... in no particular order, but with some captions to make some sense of things.

Ben and Mommy checking out Wellfleet Harbor...



Coco and Ben...
Mommy and Daddy sharing a laugh...

The cousins playing behind the cottage...

Hanging out...

Boy/Man time...


Cousins on the 4th...

At the beach...

Wellfleet Harbor...

The Dubows (minus Kate)...

Ben, Daddy, Coco, and Tommy...

Coco and Tommy at the freshwater pond...

Ben chewing on a flag on the 4th!



Ben and Daddy in the cottage...

Most days were pretty sunny, but even the rain didn't stop the boys from playing outside.


Auntie Amy and Tommy...

Ben walking the beach...


Heading down the dune to the ocean... this is Ben's first trip down...


The cousins on the bennnnnnn-CH (as Tommy pronounces it!):


Daddy and Ben headed to the beach...


Playing on the rocks...


Ben at the freshwater pond...

Hi-jacking some other kid's tube at the pond...


Tommy pondering the meaning of life...


Auntie Katie and baby Kate...


Ben and Tommy ran around in their "Super" capes... it was hilarious and cute to see them as superheroes!



Ben and the ocean...



I have to add this bonus video... Coco and Ben playing "This is the way my lady rides." So funny and cute!!!

Can you tell he's a bit hyper?

So a friend asked me "How different can a baby and a toddler really be?" (She was kidding, but it was a funny question just the same.) Here is my answer: a baby is pretty mellow. A toddler is a crazy, mobile maniac. See these videos for proof...

Ben has *almost* learned the sounds that certain animals make:
cow = "maw"
dog = "wuf"
pig = "nk" (he only gets this one once in awhile)
duck = "kuck"
cat = "mow" or "ow" (an abbreviated version of "meow")

He also knows many of his body parts. This video is cute, but Ben actually knows the difference between his eyes and ears better than this would suggest... and he normally says "eye" when he pokes himself in the eye (versus saying it when he touches his ear, as in the video). Enjoy!

Grammy's Visit!

I've taken way too long to post an update about Grammy's visit in May (blame the end of the spring quarter and Ginny's visit last week for my delay!)...

Grammy spent the whole week with us, and helped out SO MUCH with Ben! They played, ate, and hung out together every day, and I was able to get quite a bit of work done, which was fantastic. Some of these photos were taken by me, and some by Grammy. I'm especially grateful that she snapped a few good candid shots of Jonathan, Ben, and me together. We have so few of the three of us together! Here are some of the highlights of Grammy's visit (in no particular chronological order).

Lots of books were read that week!

Grammy and Ben had lots of fun in the backyard!


I love this shirt... it was a gift from Grammy!

Hanging out in the backyard...


The Feagle boys...



The farmer's market! (Ben fell asleep about 30 seconds after we took this photo!)


Ben and his Grammy...