Benjamin's Culinary Endeavors

Wow, sorry it's been so very long since a blog post! This is Mark writing. We've had a lot of fun recently with Ben in the kitchen. Since we've moved back in to the house, he's shown interest in whatever's going on in the kitchen. Occasionally he has helped with dishes. He likes to play with water in the sink, using cups or spoons to splash and pour water from one side to the other. Often when I'm cooking he really wants to be held so he can see what's going on. And whenever possible, we try to let him do some of the cooking duties. Obviously, this is not much. He has operated the salad spinner and moved things around on the counter. He also does a nice job dicing tomatoes. Just kidding - no knives yet! His latest skill is adding grated cheese to things. We often scramble an egg in the morning for breakfast and sometimes add some cheese to it. These are known as "cheesy eggs" which he can say remarkably well and asks for all the time now. This morning I cracked an egg into a bowl and poured a little milk in. Then he used a fork to beat it. I did the initial cooking, but he added the cheese and used the spatula to stir the pan. Fun!! Sorry, it took both hands so I don't have any pictures of this. More pictures later...

Ben has been pitching fits lately during diaper changes - lying down acting like he's exhausted, running around the bathroom, saying "No, daddy." This morning we bribed him. With what you ask? Iced chai with soy of course! Seriously, this boy LOVES chai. He learned to say the word quite a while ago and he really loves the stuff. Hilarious! Here he is reaping the rewards of a quick diaper change.


Ben and Katherine recently took a trip to visit Katherine's friend Kelly and her family. It was obvious then that Ben loves trucks! We recently inherited a bunch of toys from our friends the Wenigs, including a bunch of trucks - dump trucks, recycling trucks, etc. He has gone nuts with them. Today, he and I went to this cool park downtown which has a fantastic playground and a really cool splash pad. While he enjoyed those things somewhat, his favorite part was standing up on a hill watching the construction trucks across the street. They're building a big office building, and he stood mesmerized for a good 15 minutes by a forklift moving metal rods around. Truth be told, I had fun watching it too. :-) Be sure to check our picasa web site for a new bunch of photos. Here's some truck pictures and a few bonus ones.






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