Benjamin's Second Birthday

Our wonderful Benjamin turned two at the end of January.

We celebrated when everyone was gathered together for Caleb's baptism.  

And then we celebrated again on his birthday, because who says you can only turn two once!

 

 

Ben is such a sweet, gentle boy, although he does sometimes draw on the walls and throws things when he is upset. He is sweet and gentle all the other times, though, and we so love to cuddle him. Some of his favorite things are throwing stones into streams or lakes, helicopters, balloons, cars, birds, his brothers, and dogs, and he is very good at kicking balls. He doesn't say many words yet, but he uses his words to maximum effect and likes to have full conversations about, say, "water" using every imaginable inflection of the word. We adore our sweet Ben and are so glad he has been with us these two years.