So it seems our team got Tebow’d this past weekend. Not exactly the way we were hoping the Steeler’s season would end. As you can see, Ben was all geared up and ready to go for the game Sunday afternoon (he even broke out his Terrible Toddler Bib!) Alas, another Super Bowl was no in the cards this year (I guess we are getting a little greedy.) It was a tough loss, but I liked the passion that Ben showed. Afterwards, he told me that he “felt like he was one of the players after the game, like he just got kicked!!” (Couldn’t have said it better myself.) Time to put Ben’s little black 43 jersey away until next year..if it still fits by then.
Ben always has interesting ideas about what kind of work he will do when he grows up. Just this week, he was telling his Mom that he was going to get married and have a lot of kids. He was asked if he would be a stay at home dad to take care of all of them, and Ben thought for a second. He said he would, but that would be his second job, because he would also be a chemist (because they get to mix potions!) After one recent night here, I’m beginning to wonder if he just might become an even coordinator.
I was working on my computer in my room, when Ben burst in and told me I needed to get a piece of paper and write ‘Ticket’ on one side. On the other I was instructed to print ‘Ben’s Famous Dinner’. He told me he would call me when it was time, and with that he ran out of my room. At the time, I didn’t know that Ben had been helping Nana prepare dinner for the night. He was measuring and adding ingredients, even setting the table (I had never seen the napkins set above the plates before). As he was busy doing all of this, Ben decided that he wanted to do something a little different for all of us… he wanted to make it ‘fancy’. Next thing we know, we are all being called to dinner with our tickets in hand. Ben asked that we all go downstairs and line up so that we could parade up the stairs. At the top of the steps, Ben inspected each of our tickets and told us “Welcome to Ben’s famous dinner!”
The little guy definitely had a vision for how he wanted that dinner to go, right down to the table settings and our tickets. It was really funny (and a bit impressive) to see how he had planned everything out. As we were all about to dig into our food, Ben suddenly threw up his arms and shouted “Hold up!” We all paused curiously, then Ben said “I Just want to let you all know, your cranberry sauce has been on the floor…so there might be a few crumbs in it!” (Apparently there was a little accident with Ben getting the cranberry out of the can, and yes, it had been on the floor. But Nana assured us everything had been washed off!) And with that little warning, we all enjoyed Ben’s dinner event!
Another day this week, Ben came up with another plan. He envisioned some photos that he would like to take and told Nana he would like to add them to his photo album. Together, they went around the house as Ben explained the very specific ideas that he had to compose the photos. They ended up taking 5 or six shots, including Ben on his Bed, outside by his house, playing basketball and hugging his stuffed buddies. After they went and got them printed out, Ben was proud to show me his album (it was actually Nana’s album of photos from Ben’s first year, with his new shots added at the end).
Besides envisioning new ideas, Ben also has a knack for recalling things that he heard in the past, often at the most comical moments. This happened one night this week when Mommy was struggling to get the little guy ready for a bath. He just wasn’t listening and instead was horsing around and being silly. Mommy’s patience was getting thin, so she finally yelled and told him clothes off and get in the tub now!! Not missing a beat, Ben walked up to her, pulled her close, cradled her face in his hands and in the sweetest, silliest voice said “Yes, my delicate flower!” Apparently he had heard Uncle Richard refer to Aunt Devon this way, and Ben had filed it away to use at just the right time. Crazy kid.
We’ll have to wait and see what Ben has planned for us next week. I’m sure whatever it is, it will be entertaining!
The cranberry was completely clean for consumption. All good chefs have little accidents. Good job on the dinner Benjamin.
I drop stuff all the time……….and I don’t even clean it. I’m impressed.