All About the Pokemon

For those of you who don't know Alex loves his Pokemon. This is a picture of his favorite Pokemon friend Gangar that he got for Christmas. He sleeps with it every night along with one of the other stuffed Pokemon friends that he has (I will take pictures of the others another time. There are quite a few). It's amazing to me that this obsession he has with Pokemon has lasted so long. He has been into it since he was about 2 or so and it has never ended. He likes other things too but those things seem to come and go after a period of time but not Pokemon. I guess this one is here to stay which I think his Dad is just as happy about. Truthfully, I think his Dad enjoys the cartoons almost as much as Alex does. They have a lot of fun watching them together. It's pretty cute watching them on the couch together on Saturday mornings. I think that's why every kid needs a Dad because most Moms wouldn't indulge their little obsessions like Jackson does with Alex's Pokemon. Alex is very lucky that his Dad understands him and loves him like he does.

Growing More Everyday

I can't believe how big Ben is getting! I was looking at pictures of him the other day and it totally surprised me how fast he is growing. This last year seems like such a blur to me. It is totally unbelievable to me that he is going to be a year old at the end of this month. He has been such a delight for all of us. I can see that his personality is changing now that he learning to move around and he has definitely learned how to get our attention. The other day at dinner he didn't like that daddy and mommy were talking to each other instead of to him, so he started yelling at the top of him lungs. Not the right way to get attention if you ask me, but I guess you have to try. He also has learned that crawling towards the stairs makes us all a bit nervous (a habit we all have to break). He absolutely adores his big brother Alex too. Anything he is doing he laughs at. It is really cute!! It's amazing to see what he is learning everyday. He is such a great baby but a guess I can't really call him that any more. He's not much of a baby anymore. Oh well, he's still my baby!