BEFORE AND AFTER:
Ben cried
RIGHT when Maddie came back from receiving her diploma
and didn't stop crying until we let him stand on the podium too!
5/30/05
"Any
parade with free hot dogs at the end is okay in our book!"
5/29/05
"He's
not so super...he's made of clay!"
5/28/05
"How
much are we supposed to tip?"
5/27/05
"There's
no way I'm getting on a plane with HIM piloting!"
5/26/05
"I'm
not just another face in the crowd!"
"Paula Abdul wants me!"
5/25/05
"Sometimes
you just want to be a kid"
"I wish I had time for such nonsense..."
5/24/05
"There's
so many pickup lines...which one should I choose?"
"And it's gonna be a giant volcano and then ooozzzee off the
top..."
5/23/05
Happy Birthday Mim
Michele's Yahrzeit (we miss you)
"Grandma,
teach me everything you know about art...QUICK!"
"I don't care if your an aunt, an uncle or my cat...yer not getting
my chicken finger!"
5/22/05
"Hey
Grandma, I'm not ready to learn the facts of life just yet..."
"I heard United's in trouble, but this is ridiculous!"
5/21/05
with Grandma Judi at the White Castle!
"Grandma,
you sure you want to give us sliders and onion rings BEFORE we all
sit in a car together?"
5/20/05
At the grocery store garden center...
"They
stick in you in a fake truck and expect you to be amused..."
"WELL! That makes TWO of us that aren't amused by you getting to ride
in the truck!"
*Parental Note:
Ben has been banned from riding in the truck due to his Houdini like
ways.
He has climbed out of these kind of grocery cart trucks on more than
one occasion.
5/19/05
At the Teddy Bear Picnic...
"Can all
of our teddy bears have cookies too?"
5/18/05
"This
fish stick LOOKS sort of like a finger, you think we have a
case?"
5/17/05
"Look
Ben, this is easy!"
"How do you work this thing?"
5/16/05
"Don't
worry Maddie, I know how to make the bath water warmer..."
"What do you want me to do? I'm stuck in here!"
5/15/05
"This
is the last time I let Maddie fix me up with a date"
"He's
cute...if you like the potty trained type..."
5/14/05
"Food
always taste better outside...except this!"
5/13/05
"I'm
warning you mom, let go and there's going to be one poopy diaper to
change!"
"Green Acres is the place to be..."
5/12/05
"This
is the biggest bowl of cereal I've ever seen!"
"You know the rules...I only smile when you're NOT taking a
photo!"
5/11/05
HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUSIN KATIE!
"Come
here, I want to show you a kid with false hope..."
"...maybe brushing my teeth will bring some good luck for the
Cubs"
5/10/05
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT DEBBIE!
"Everyone's
gonna eat this up!"
5/9/05
"Nice
catch dad!"
"Let go, I'm old enough to fly by myself now..."
5/8/05
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOM!
"You
can count on Mom for a really good Eskimo kiss!"
"Haven't I been here before?"
5/7/05
"Hey
Maddie, I got a present for ya!"
"Gee
thanks...the gift of flatulance..."
5/6/05
"Run
Maddie, I don't have any money for the bill...."
5/5/05
"I
want to play just like Keith Moon..."
"I want to play just like the Hudson Brothers!"
5/4/05
"You
think she'd be good in our B-52's tribute band?"
5/3/05
"My
runaway hair is driving me crazy..."
"Well maybe it was hairnapped in a blue van headed to
Albuquerque..."
5/2/05
"We'd
like to congratulate you on the completion of your first E.R. visits
for the both of us..."
(Ben
went at 7 months when he bumped his head in the bathtub)
"Does this snowglobe come in other seasons?"
5/1/05
"I'm
vouging..."
"Shots like these will mortify me in front of my fiance someday"
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