Learning is Fun

I have been meaning to post these few pictures for a while now but keep being distracted. I don't have a story to go along with the pictures yet as I look at them, it fascinates me how much Ben has changed in 3 months. I can see why many parents miss out on the younger days of their children years since life becomes abundantly interrupted everywhere we turn. Today, is a great example for myself. My goal is to simply wash the dishes and tidy up the living room yet it's past 9 pm and there are still a few remaining dishes in the sink. This morning he sat on the living room floor browsing his book of trucks and tractors quietly waiting while I completed a few tasks. I realize that it's good to teach him patience but I much rather read books with him than to wash dishes or clean my house. It's fun to see his excitement in learning about things all around us or how he begins to put two thoughts together to solve a problem. Kids are great in a every way. Ben has such an eagerness to learn for the sake of gaining knowledge and not because it will bring him a reward, praise or money.

So about the pictures, this is the neighbor girl whom Ben is great friends with. She had just acquired her John Deere Gator and was excited to take him around the neighborhood. Ben kept wanting to grab the wheel but she promptly pointed to grab on to something else because there can only be one driver at a time, in which he complied but kept forgetting after a few minutes. Anyhow, yesterday I had a small conversation with Ben and I thought it should go on the record about a key chain laser light.

B: I need my wittle wite... I need to find my wittle wite.
J: Hmm, sorry Ben. I don't understand you.
B: My wittle wite
J: Oh!
B: I see what you mean.
J: Your little light!

If only I had a camera rolling each time he brightens my day.