Thursday, December 8, 2011






Benny boy is 5 years old today! Five years ago today we were waiting in the hospital for what seemed forever watching Christmas movies like Home Alone and Muppet Christmas Carol.  The song "It Feels Like Christmas" will forever remind me of him coming into the world. What an adventure it has been since then!
Bennett I can't believe I get to be your mommy. You are such an awesome boy and I've loved watching you become the little person you are with all your silliness, individuality, caring, love, funny little sayings, sleep hugs ;), peanut butter and jelly sandwiches hugs. I just love you kiddo!
Some things you've enjoyed this year are:
Angry Birds (playing it as I type this)
Super Mario Brothers
Lego Star Wars, Batman and Pirates of the Caribbean
Starting Preschool - you are so SMART!
Spending lots of time with cousins and visiting Jaxon in Washington 2x
First Swim Lessons, you're a natural in the water!
Going to the Enchanted forest for the first time
Favorite foods: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Belgian Waffles and yogurt parfaits from McDonalds.
Sharing a room with your little brother
Getting your first dog, Lucy
telling knock-knock jokes
I can't wait to see what this next year holds for you little guy! I love you like a peanut butter sandwich! ;)


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My current obsession

Raising Cain, The Emotional Lives of Boys. Read it, just do it. It's only 258 pages long and it will change how you view and interact with boys. If you have a boy in your life, whether you're a parent, teacher, mentor or friend, you need to read this.
"...But as their manuscript progressed, Kindlon and Thompson realized a simple "how-to" would not do. "In the end," they write, "we found that the best advice we had to offer was simply to understand boys as they truly are ­ rather than as they appear or as we wish them to be. Our deepest wish is to pull aside the curtain boys so tenaciously draw around themselves and offer you a look inside their hearts and minds. If we succeed, we hope that you will see more clearly the ways in which our culture conspires to limit and undermine their emotional lives. We hope you will understand boys better, and above all, we hope you will enjoy them more"
Read an interview with one of the authors, Dan Kindlon, PH.D. here.