Ben was born Nov 2, 2000.  He LOVES to talk!  He also loves to help out around the house and is quite helpful.  He loves to help his Mommy weed in the garden.  He can plant flowers all by himself and can identify all of the different plants in our garden.  Ben loves to draw and is very deliberate and detailed in his drawings.  He can also read very well and can add multiple numbers together quite easily - especially if he's counting up his points in a card game!  He loves riding his bike and playing in the sandbox.  He also loves giving hugs - usually more than one to everyone in the room.  He's definitely the oldest child, liking to be in charge.

Ben eating ice cream at the zoo	Ben & Sam - 1st day of school
Ben jumping in leaves	Ben & Sam hamming it up