Riviera Maya, Mexico

Benjamin is officially an international traveler...just minutes after ariving @ the resort we discovered that he LOVES the sand!

Dancin to the "kids show" - boy does this kid have some moves!!

Headed to the water...

Thru the jungle...

Floatin the lazy river...soooo fun!

Building a fort in the sand with Mimi and Swanie

And his legs are STILL crossed...

Walkin in the wave pool in his float...multi-talented!

This is what we like to call the "Cheese face" - All-Inclusive room service 24 hours a day definately brings out the cheese face in this boy!! Notice there isn't a single french fry left on the plate??? That would be because this boy LOVES them, and his aunt Casie has convinced him that no matter what his parents tell him he will NOT turn into a potatoe from eating too many fries!

This would be his latest party trick..."I'm not listening to you..."

The whole clan...

Just call him Pedro...

Needless to say we had a great time, and we are blessed to be home safe and sound...I think we'll keep it that way for a while...

First Birthday

Our baby boy is officially "1". Every mom knows what I mean when I say I cannot believe how fast this first year has flown by. I am enjoying watching him learn and grow so much each and every day. Here are just a few of the pictures that Jaime took @ the party...Thank you!!

Checking out his new toys...
His first Birthday cake...thank you Tracy!

Sunday afternoon (our 6th wedding anniversary) our friend Stacy Canion (http://www.canionphotography.net/) worked her magic at the Children's Park and took these awesome pictures for Benjamin's First Birthday:

How blessed we are! Thank you Lord!

Vegas Baby

Napping with dad on his first flight...
Riding the tram to pick up our luggage...

First limo ride...too bad Grandpa forgot to request a car seat...yipee! What a big boy!

The Fam @ Encore...the flowers are absolutely amazing!! This picture perfectly depicts Benjamin throughout the entire trip...trying to run away..ha!

Get me out of here...

Who says that Vegas isn't child friendly??? These sheer curtains provided hours on entertainment!

What a ham!

You would not believe how cloudy and cool it was on Friday morning...just chillin @ the pool!

Mimi, Swanie and The Ben Man

Walkin across the bridge to the mall with Mimi...

Dinner @ Isla...best mexican food around!

Palazzo @ The Venetian

It was full sun by Saturday...trying to keep this boy covered up is exhausting!!

Riding the tram from TI to The Mirage...not so exciting???

Cesears Palace...this boy was ready to move!

FAO Schwarz...HUGE toy store and we absolutely could not get him to leave the stuffed giraffes...this time next year we'll be wishing he would be so entertained by such a simple thing!

Memorial Day Weekend

These are the kind of scenerios that Benjamin seems to find himself in all too often these days...yes, this would be the floor of our closet...
Dylan is seriously the best dog ever...he is sooo sweet to Benjamin and lets him pick, pull and tug all he wants!

First Jet Ski ride...and he LOVED it!

Eating cherries with mawmaw and pawpaw...yummy!!

Holding on for dear life...

First trip to the Caldwell Zoo...

The goats just aren't Dylan...

Video Proof

Walking

Have we mentioned that this big boy is walking??? Oh yes, and we have the bruises to prove it! Walking really just means that he is into EVERYTHING...nothing is off limits...a padded room is sounding better and better.

Playing @ the arcade with Hadison...she's gonna be a great big sister next week when little Haizley is born!

Last week we got to celebrate our PawPaw's 74th birthday...what a special blessing! I am so thankful that the lord is giving Benjamin this time to spend with someone who means so much to me and is such a big part of my childhood memories.

Four Generations...

Egg...

Well, it appears that Benjamin was a little confused about the concept of the Easter Egg. Saturday morning while cruisin around the living room with his new little walker he made his own "egg"...unfortunately this one is on his forehead. Several ice packs and a dose of tylenol later and this boy is moving on....
Yes, that is a pacifier in Benjamin's mouth! Ha...luckily we found this in his bathroom drawer in our deperate attempt to calm him down...he never would take them, but I guess desperate times called for desperate measures...even for The Ben Man!

When I went in to check on him durning his morning nap this is what I saw...the brown bear from MawMaw is his favorite pillow.

During his afternoon nap I had to go in and try to pry the monitor camera out of his hands....looks like we're finally going to have to mount it!