Ben really enjoys playing with his sister. One night he barricaded her in his usual play areas just so he could play with her. Alexis of course loves every bit of her big brothers attention and put up with it for a while.
There is nothing like wreastling with Dad. Ben typically starts the "battles" and Alexis never has any hesitation of joining in too. She certainly has no fear in getting in the act with these rowdy guys!
Ben truly does love his sister and often gives her hugs and kisses. He loves to hold her....even though since she's become mobile she'd rather be on the move when she is awake. Every now and then the two will sit together and cuddle up. Its wonderful watching their relationship form.
We also hit up the Natural History museum as a family for the first time as a family. Its been years since I last visited, but it was really cool looking at all of the animals. Ben was quite unsure of the dinosaur exhibit. He made his Dad hold him for a while. He wasn't sure if the dinosaurs were going to come to life or not. We of course made sure he wasn't scared, but both of us were trying to hide our smiles because it was just so darn cute! Alexis on the other hand was a bit young to enjoy everything as she slept most of the time. It was still a pleasure taking her and we will certainly repeat our trip some time in the future.
- Ben also loves a new song called New Low by Middle Class Rut. He picked up the tune right away one day while riding in his Dad's car. Whenever he can, he'll turn it on the PS3 and start jamming to it. Alexis has even started dancing every time she hears the song start shaking her little butt up and down and clapping her little hands. Its quite the scene in the house! Two dancing babies.
- As said...several times. Ben loves dressing up like Peter Pan. We found a pair of green wings at a dollar store one day. Ben thought it was a terrific idea to put them on Alexis. Alexis didn't care either way but thankfully humored him by wearing these wings so she could play the part of Tinkerbell. One evening Ben wanted to play Peter Pan/Tinkerbell but Alexis was sleeping in my lap, so she was unavailable to play her part. I was also obviously unavailble as I was holding his sister. The only person left was his Dad. Ben went up to him and this is how the conversation went:
Dad: I will do a lot of things, but I draw the line at being a fairy.
At this time I was trying SOOOOO hard not to laugh
Ben: But I have these wings for you to wear.
Dad: Go find Lucas. Look your Mom is even laughing at me.
At this point I was trying so hard not to laugh but I was just busting out laughing. Ben's
Dad will do a lot of things for his kids. He'll be silly, drop anything at the last minute, etc.,
but a man has to take a stand sometimes. His Dad will not be a fairy.
- As said, Ben does love his sister. He has gotten more annoyed that she has started to get into his stuff, but he loves that she can play more with him. On one particular morning, Ben was having a snack and Alexis decided she would like some too. Of course I could of gotten her own and fed it to her, but why break up the cuteness? You know you really love someone when you share your yogurt with them. I love that Ben is such a great brother to his little sister. As a younger sibling, he has no idea how great it is having a older sibling be kind and take the time with you. I always loved having those moments with my own sister.
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