It was a pretty hot summer here. When the weather was mild enough, Mike took Ben out to the parks to play (aka "park play").
Climbing the steps all by himself...
...and going down the slide by himself, too.
He always has to find the "Ben spot" under every slide.
Enjoying having the tire swing all to himself. Some days the parks are packed, other days he's the only kid around.
He used to avoid these springy seats like the plague. Until he found out how much fun they are. He's hit his forehead on the handlebars several times.
Teasing Calvin with a new cat toy. At first Calvin got bonked on the head a lot by the toy fish, but Ben is figuring out better ways of playing.
Unfortunately for Calvin, Ben is easily distracted while still holding the cat toy.
This is the "suitcase game." Ben invented it. I don't think I need to explain. Oh, he does like us to close the flap on him, and then he pushes back open and yells, "here I am!" Or "there he is." He parrots everything we say lately.
Polar Bear joins the suitcase party.
At a squadron picnic, hanging out with Uncle Drew.
There was a dunk tank at the picnic. Ben desperately wanted to be involved in some way. He got to play with one of the softballs until he had to be removed from the line of fire.
Playing with Miss Meredith. They are looking at an old bottle of bubbles that has Winnie the Pooh on it, one of his favorite characters.
At the end of a particularly long day, he just wanted to eat a big bowl of spaghetti (hence the sauce-face), curl up under a blanket and watch a DVD.
