Benisms

What can we say about Benjamin? He certainly has a huge
personality packed into a little form. He's almost always
happy (except when he has his 2-year-old fits), and constantly keeps us
in stitches. First, there are Ben's nicknames:

• Cutie - probably used the most.
• Benissimo - usually used in conjunction with a string of
  nicknames.
• Benvenito - like issimo.
• Little man
• Oh-so-cute-man
• Dude
• Tootie (rhymes with the first one)

As he grows, Ben's vocabulary is rapidly expanding. Here is a
Benictionary:

• Howie - a frozen creamy dessert often eaten with birthday
  cake. Yesterday, Ben says "I want howie." We were
  eating ice cream at the time. Just to make sure that was what
  he was talking about, Lisa drilled him with 20 questions.
• Boobah - a conveniently packaged fruity beverage (i.e.
  juice box).
• Peepah - last night, we read this Curious George book, and
  Ben had fun pointing out the peepah. He likes making it, too.
  
• Clue clue - a popular kid's show on Noggin featuring a blue
  dog who has you gather 3 clues.
• Booboofoofoo - another popular kid's show on PBS Kids
  featuring a talking lemur who helps the 2 hosts teach kids about
  animals.
  

Stay tuned - I'll be filling you in on his other brilliant terms!

Rachel has new glasses

Lisa picked Rachel up from school today, and took her to pick up her new glasses. Boy, it's hard to believe how beautiful she is! Rachel picked them out all by herself, she didn't want any help from Lisa. And -- she takes after her dad: great taste! She was so excited about having new glasses, she has spent all evening jumping up & down and telling everyone. Now, she is going with some Girl Scout friends to Disney on Ice.