15 Month Check-Up

Benjamin had his 15 month check-up this week and he is growing the exact same...a string bean. He is 34 inches tall (100%) and yes that is 2 inches shy of 3 feet. He weighs 22.5lbs (40%). The only concern the doctor had was him not getting enough milk. He use to drink it like crazy, but lately all he wants to drink is water(which is not bad). We don't give him juice or anything else so the doctor said to make sure if he is not drinking at least 15oz of a milk a day that he gets it through other things like cheese and yogurt...we shouldn't have a problem since he could eat a whole brick of cheese if he could. Other then that no concerns, just keep doing what were doing :)

Salem

The Martin's own property out there with a house on a small lake. It is a place where I spent a lot of my high school and college days. It is a place that I have many memories and have been talking to David about it for years. It was finally nice to be able to take David there to show him what it was all about. Just like David ALWAYS talks about the 504 house (Benjamin may never see that place!).

We went to Salem over Labor Day weekend and had a blast. The weather didn't cooperate as much as we would have liked it to but we still had fun and got in the lake. Benjamin had more fun in the lake then the pool at my mom's house.

Lucky Ali got to sit in the back with the kids, she is so brave as Benjamin was a little fussy.

 

 

On our way home we stopped and had some ice-cream at this little dive, it might have been the best ice-cream ever.

 

 

 

Kennedy loves sharing with Benjamin!

 

Magic House

On the third Friday of every month Magic House has free family admission in the evening. I thought Benjamin might be old enough now to go and enjoy some of it. He LOVED it, so much that it was hard to leave. Some areas were a bit tight with all the people, but we will for sure be going again since it is free those particular nights. Here are some pictures of our fun

The future President of the United States!

Peach Picking

Ali had this great idea to go peach picking on Sunday since the weather was perfect and the with all the rain they have been saying that they are perfect to pick. We took a wagon ride to the peach trees and had a blast picking them and eating them, they were so fresh.

 

 

When we were done we decided to treat ourselves with ice-cream and it was AMAZING!

 

 

Last night I decided to make some peach cobbler since we had picked so many peaches and it didn't turn out that bad, well at least for my first time making one.





4th of July!

What a fun 4^th of July we had. In the morning we went to the Blueberry Festival at the Daily Bread. They had a bubble machine, cookie making station, the Magic house was there doing some kid activities, face painting, snow cones, and blueberry pie samples. It was so much and Ali and Kennedy joined us for our fun.

 

Later in the day we drove down to the Jokerst who had a great BBQ with family which they included us Carlson.

Benjamin didn’t see any fireworks because he was already in bed, but let’s be honest, he wouldn’t like them anyway because he doesn’t like loud noises. Thankfully they didn’t wake him!

Walking

Finally!

Benjamin walked from the stairs to the kitchen through the dinning room yesterday. It was so much fun watching him do this, but sad at the same time since I realized that my baby is growing up. By the time David and I picked our jaws up from the ground it was to late to get the video camera out. Guess David and I are going to be getting our exercise in from chasing him around.

Playland Ball Pit

Uncle Joey got Benjamin this sweet Spider-man Playland Ball Pit and David and I finally busted it out last night. Let's just say that he was sweating because he was running around so much having fun!