Busy Ben

Ben is our little helper. He especially loves to help his dad work on things around the house. He knows the names of all the tools and how to use them. He also likes to teach Heidi things (good and bad) and tell her what to do. He loves his new sister Kate is is very sweet with her. He has a very mature vocabulary and cracks us up with the things he says. He loves fishing. He talks about it all the time and is very proud of his own fishing pole he got last year in Lake Tahoe. He shows it to everyone who comes over. Ben reminds us of his Uncle Paul because he is not really that interested in regular toys that most kids like to play with. Instead he loves tools, calculators, fishing stuff and basically any kind of gadget. When Grandma E. took him to Walmart last week to pick out a toy, he came home with a large fishing net and a tape measure- he loves both. Ben is a lucky kid because he has 4 boy cousins close in age and he really enjoys hanging out with all of them. He also loves to hang out with his grandpas and grandmas. This summer Ben asked Jesus to live in his heart. One night I was reading to him and he very matter of factly told me that he wanted to ask Jesus to live in his heart. We talked about it a little and then we prayed together. It was a special moment for me as a mom, and I am very proud of him. A few minutes after he prayed, he turned to me and asked, “So, what do you think Jesus is doing in there right now?” It made me laugh! He has had a busy summer going to VBS at Sunrise and Adventure, attending a camp at Maidu and taking a golf and soccer class. He also took swim lessons and can now swim quite proficiently- hopefully he will be able to swim on dad’s team next summer! He turned 4 in May and we can’t believe how quickly he is growing up. He’s quite a little man!