Thanksgiving

Because of our new arrival, we weren't going to travel for Thanksgiving this year...so the whole Dick clan came to stay with us and enjoy the holiday at our house. We brought in our picnic table from the backyard, and ended up fitting around the table very nicely. Ben thoroughly enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner. He didn't eat a ton of anything, but he did enjoy most of the food on the table. We took advantage of the company and went and did some fun things: hiking at Red Rock Canyon, feeding the ducks at the park and riding the new quad at the park. Plus we also enjoyed some time in our own back yard playing in the sand. A co-worker of Sean gave him a little battery powered quad recently. It has been fun to watch as Caelan has learned to drive it. While we were at the park we let her give Ben a little ride. She's gotten confident enough for us to feel okay about letting him ride with her. What fun for both of them.

Big Brother

Ben has a new little sister. YAY. Megan came really early on the morning of Nov 6th. Aunt Heather came and stayed with Caelan and Ben while we went to the hospital. She brought them to see Mom and the baby the later that afternoon. Ben was immediately smitten with her. He wanted to touch her and hold her and give her kisses. He was especially excited to help her with his binkie (probably because he still has his own little binkie at night). Grandma Dick got into town the next day. Ben and Caelan loved having Grandma there. She would read them stories and play with them and wake up with them first thing in the morning (I loved having Grandma there too). I've caught Ben several times laying on the floor right next to the baby giving her her binkie or just touching her face or just wanting to be close to her. It's very sweet. So far he has been nothing but sweet and gentle to her and there hasn't been one bit of jealousy. We are all loving the new addition to the family.

Car Washer

Ben is ALL boy! He loves cars and trains and guns and balls. He went out to help Dad wash the car the other day. He thought he was such a big boy out there dipping the sponge in the soap and the scrubbing the car.