B-E-N

-He can spell his first and last name B.E.N  R.U.P.P
-He can count to 20 but sometimes instead of 5 he says 11 and then goes on from 11
-He knows most of his colors
-He knows about 10+ shapes
-He can almost sing his ABC's correctly
-He sings Twinkle Twinkle like he wrote it
-After 18 months in this house he masted opening the kitchen pantry
-He is still a super picky eater but yogurt, granola & hot dogs are now on the yes list
-He no longer calls Vince "Da" now its Daddy
-Ben is a talking machine... Like to the point strangers comment on his speaking skills daily
-He knows how to work the dvd player
-Digging in the dirt or beans and bath time are his favorite past times
-He can name all his grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins and talks about them all daily
-He can name more animals that I can even remember right now
-He is fascinated with dolphins
-He is more stubborn than ever
-The car wash is his favorite place to go
-Monsters are a big topic at our house and not in a good way
-He likes juice now
-He thrives on routine
-FaceTiming with Uncle Potty & Aunt Leah is a favorite Saturday morning activity
-He now knows what a bad word is and has decided that "NO" is a bad word
-He loves to swim
-He is not the best sharer
-He gives lots of hugs and kisses
-He love love loves his new fish named Fishy
-Bulldozers and Firetrucks are his favorite vehicles
-He pooped in his potty for the first time last weekend
-He puts himself in timeout when he is bad
-He loves to smell flowers
-He melts my heart every single time he says that he missed me
-He likes to stall nap and bed time with "2 more minutes"
-He loves to eat snow like bowls and bowls of it
-Word World aka "Robot Show" is still his favorite show