Wild Wild Will

 Will showing Ben some love and sharing his car. 

Ben and Will playing on mom's iPad. Will is definitely techie. 

Will in Grandpa's chair. He loves this spot.  

Ready for the pool!

Will is in love with jumping off things. He tries to jump off the couch, bed, or stairs before I catch him and say no. We made a deal that he could jump two steps on the stairs. One day last week I rounded the corner to Will attempting to jump four steps high. Will is the only one who has had stitches and I'm pretty sure he'll break a bone if he doesn't listen to me sooner than later. How many times do I need to read "No more monkeys jumping on the bed" before it sticks!?

Will was so excited on the way down to KC he refused to take a nap. He was bouncing off his car seat. We weren't too concerned as we knew he would eventually fall asleep. That is until we heard, "tickle tickle Ben. Ben wake up!" Will figured if he couldn't sleep nobody should! When we went to the Great Wolf Lodge, Will was in his glory. He absolutely loved the water slides. For three hours straight one of us caught Will at the bottom of the toddler water slide and he would march back up to the top by himself and do it again.

While he can come across as so confident in this rambunctious moments, he is more timid than his brother in social settings. He'd prefer to have mom or dad right by his side when we are out. Recently I noticed it isn't even us so much that he needs, sometimes he just needs Ben. Last week at school when I said good bye I noticed Will grabbed Ben's hand. It melted my heart and made me so happy to realize he could find the needed comfort in his sidekick. Later in the week, his teacher told me that normally the boys don't care where they sit at snack time. But Will was positive that he needed to sit next to Ben. The teacher had to move a kid over and slide another chair next to Ben to make it happen.

Love you William!

Benny loves Pink!

Best Day Ever. PINK day! Ben on right

Evidence of love for pink shirt, KC croquet at GG's

Sideline cheering on siblings

Fun in the fountains

After nap, laying in his monkey pj's

Will, Ben, Grandpa, and Jos on Saturday

This update is all about Ben. A couple of weeks ago the color pink was the color of the day at preschool. This meant the boys got to wear pink and bring a pink item to share with the class. Pink (and purple) are Ben's favorite colors. He was thrilled for color day! Ben had a hard time deciding what to bring... pink high heels or a pink princess light?! After much debate, he decided to go with the light. It really was the right choice. All the two year old ladies totally dug it. He also got to wear his sister's pink car shirt that he has been eyeing since Grammy got it for her. You could tell he was in heaven... in fact he has worn said pink shirt pretty much every day it's clean since. Except for today... Today he spent the day in a pink robe. The kids decided to run through the sprinklers at 10am. Afterwards I grabbed towels and the robe. I figured it'd keep someone warm while I changed the other kids. Once Ben put on the robe, he wasn't going to take it off. Why not?! It's mother's day, if I could get away with wearing a robe outside all day I would!

Ben is definitely my kid. Comfort is key. Every nap time, literally every day, Ben insists on putting his pajamas on. I used to fight it, I didn't want to deal with more clothes in one day. But in an effort of picking my battles, I figure why not let him... again if I could, I would!

We spent last weekend in KC. It was such a fun time with friends and family bonding. We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge. The water park was amazing. Ben went down the slide one time then decided he was happy cheering on his brother and sister. He sat on the side of the pool completely content watching them. It was so sweet. He'd clap for them and say "Go Will go! Good job Jos!" If he wasn't on the sideline, he was playing in the fountain. That was more his style.

Love you Benny boy.