Happy Halloween!

I'm getting ready for my first trick or treating experience tonight! I'm sure Mommy & Daddy are looking forward to all the candy I'll be collecting too ;-)

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Fall Family Fun

Yesterday was a great day! The weather was beautiful and I enjoyed many fun activities with Mommy and Daddy. We started out the morning with a private session at JW Tumbles (no one showed up but me!)...

I practiced my walking and dangled myself [read: held on for dear life] from this bar.

I love Elmo!

After a refreshing nap we took a brief stop over to the Clyde's Fall Festival...

Then headed to the Broadland's Halloween Parade. My buds Owen and Reed joined me.

I inspected the goodies that I collected along the way... and quickly pitched whatever I wasn't interested in overboard.

I'm looking forward to trick-or-treating this Friday!

A BIG BOY'S Haircut

It was only a matter of time before Mommy realized she wasn't doing me any favors and put away her scissors. After my television debut earlier in the week, and seeing a few photos of my shaggy hair, it was decided I needed a big boy's hair cut that would showcase my *STAR* potential.

Here are some BEFORE shots, taken last night.

"Yikes" - That's all I can say!!

Here I am waiting to get my hair cut. We couldn't pass up using the $6.99 coupon that Mommy had at Great Clips - only the best for me! It's as if I'm saying "No Mom, you're making a big mistake!!"

Yeah, I wasn't too happy about getting my hair cut. I was quite the drama queen.

After it was all said and done I was totally smiles - maybe because I got a lollipop out of the deal.

The finished product? Not too shabby!

My Five Minutes of Fame

Yesterday Big O and and I went up to the ground breaking of the Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy in Chantilly. We were supporting Dr. B, the doctor that delivered both of us last fall!! We love him dearly!


Since we are such studs, we made the 5 o'clock news on ABC. Here is the clip of us - now watch carefully or you may miss something important.

If you blinked during my debut, here is a still frame from our TV time.

I think Uncle Jon says it best.... "Wow - If everyone gets 5 minutes of fame, Ben has about 4:59.7 left"

Brushing My Teeth

I was somewhat jealous of Mommy's Sonicare toothbrush so she got me my very own Spongebob version. Here is a video of me brushing my teeth, which is one of my favorite parts of the day.

Buddy Walk!

Yesterday morning we joined our friends for the Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk in Fairfax, VA.


We joined over 40 other individuals in supporting our friend Mackenzie and were proud to be part of her team, Mackenzie's Marchers.




The event had many fun activities... I got to pet this miniature pony, and Miss Amanda ventured to take me down this giant slide!

The three musketeers spent a great deal of time scouring my wagon for food. I think I won the hunt in the end - the prize being Mommy's pizza crust.

When the band started playing we all got jiggy - Owen, more then anyone was showing off his skills (which you can see in this brief video below).

The walk was a great success. Thanks Mackenzie for having us part of your team, and great work to your Mommy for putting together such a wonderful event!!!

Happy Friday!

Congratulations, Uncle Jon, Esquire!

Uncle Jon, there was no doubt in our mind that you would pass the Virginia Bar on your first attempt, but we are happy for you none the less.

Looks like we'll have help on both sides of the fence now!!! We love you!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

This afternoon we took a family trip to the Pumpkin Patch. This was actually my 2nd visit to Layng's Farm (See below for an action shot from my 1st visit to Layng's Farm when I was just a few weeks old!)

I got to see the piggies...

And ride the giant slide with Daddy!

We took a bumpy hay ride through the woods...

And Mommy and Daddy each painted pumpkins.... (I think Dad was still upset from Maryland's loss to UVA last weekend)

All in all it was a great time!!

Where Is Your Eye??

I'm getting pretty good at pointing out where my nose, ear, and eye are when Mommy and Daddy ask. Although some times I take things a little too far....

"Where is your eye, Ben?"

Mystery Solved??

So the plot thickens....

• Where in the world did I get that ulcer from?
• Why do I produce a poopie diaper 5 times a day?
• And... Why in the heck have I had a runny nose for the past two weeks?

The great mystery has been solved by a simple blood test.
And the answer is: MILK ALLERGY

Who would have thought that after all my hard work to transition myself to the glorious Whole Milk I would be back on smelly elemental formula? While I love my grilled cheese, yogurt, and such, my diet will be changing directions. At least for now. Explains a lot I'd say!!

All that hard work and investigating had me worn out! Phew, all in a days work folks!

Firehouse Open House!

This afternoon the Ashburn Fire Department had an open house. We took a quick stop in to check out the excitement and visit our friend Aaron who volunteers at the Department.

You may not see me in this shot below because I was preoccupied with my balloon animal (which resembles no animal I am familiar with).

Needless to say, I was still pretty happy despite the perplexing species.

While I didn't get to ride the trucks this year, I'm looking forward to the spring open house when I can take full advantage of all the event had to offer. Thanks Aaron for inviting us to visit!