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  Pumpkins and Llamas and Hay, Oh My

  Stacey and Alex 12:43 pm on October 12, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins (6), grandparents (9), playing, Pleasure Valley Llamas, pumpkin farm

  

  Spent the afternoon this past Sunday at Pleasure Valley Llamas (and Pumpkin Farm) with Stacey’s parents and Stacey’s nephews Owen and Alejandro. It was our second year visiting. Zachary was too little to really enjoy it last year, but he really made up for it this year. Benjamin had good time again this year, too.

  A few pictures have been uploaded to Flickr if you’re interested:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexfalkenberg/tags/pleasurevalleyllamaandpumpkinfarm/

  It’s well worth the $8 per wristband to enjoy all of the various activities there. Each wristband also includes a 20-pound pumpkin of your choice–picked from their patch yourself, or taken from carts near the entrance/exit. Larger pumpkins are $2 for every additional ten pounds over twenty, so a $40-lb pumpkin would only cost you an extra four bucks; a pretty good deal in the grand scheme of things-pumpkin. It’s located about 20 miles or so west of Random Lake, near Adell/Batavia. The farm’s website (linked above) has a map.

  We hope you enjoy the pictures.

   

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  The Big-Boy Bed!

  Dad 22:52 pm on August 2, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: bedtime (2), nap (7), playing, sleeping (19), toddler bed (2), toys (8)

  Benjamin is in his new room tonight, in his new toddler bed!

  We got the room more or less ready (minus a few decorative details) a few days ago. He’s been in there to play several times over the last few days, too. He seems to love the room. He’s got his own little table and chairs, his toddler bed, a toybox, a beanbag chair, a bookshelf with some of his books, stars on the walls, etc. It’s a space theme, and the bedding/toybox and table/chairs all match with rockets and stuff on ‘em. We have a corner hanging rocket storage dealie from Ikea, and a little toddler-sized rocking chair we got from Goodwill for…3 bucks?

  All his favorite stuffed animals are lounging about in all of his chairs and he just goes batty in there. It probably sounds cooler than it actually looks, since we have bare white walls in there still, but hey, as long as he likes it… Pictures/posters and blue and silver stars are planned for the walls, any day now.

  Anyway, I spent about an hour and half today putting him back down over and over again getting him to realize he was in there for a nap today. His first time sleeping in there at all. He finally fell asleep, but he was half hanging off the bed with his blanket all piled up over his head–his standard thing for some reason. Mom went to put him to bed tonight and he pointed at his new room! He went down very easily, and he’s not been awake or fallen out of bed yet. I’ve got the baby monitor next to me here at my desk, though, just in case.

  Anyway, pretty cool! He’s transitioned so well with everything so far, and we’re soooo proud of him. Yay! :)

   
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  My Wisconsin Cousins

  Benjamin 16:11 pm on April 7, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: cousins (6), Easter, grandparents (9), holidays (9), playing

  This picture was taken the day before Easter 2007 at my grandparent’s house. I was in a great mood when we started taking pictures, but when this one was taken, I wanted to get DOWN!

  

  From left to right are my cousins Alejandro (Ollie), Lydia, Laura and me, and Owen. Lydia and Laura are sisters, and Ollie and Owen are brothers. I love them all very much, and they all seem to love me, too! They’re GRRRRRRRRREAT!

  I had a great time with them finding eggs and putting them in a basket today. I found them all!

   
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  The Mouse

  Stacey and Alex 0:08 am on January 21, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: age (20), animals (3), cousins (6), Disney, eating (16), flying, food (13), grandparents (9), playing, sitting (13), sleeping (19), toys (8), vacation (3)

  Didn’t really get a chance to mention it before, but for Christmas, Lyle and Vicki popped for all of the grandkids and their parents to go with them to Disney World in Florida.

  We just got back on Thursday. It was a great trip! Really good experience for Benjamin; lots of socialization, lots of animals and sights and sounds for him to experience. He seemed to really enjoy himself!

  We were really concerned that we might have some trouble with him as far as naps and food were concerned, but he managed to nap when he needed it, falling asleep and staying asleep during some louder show finales, for example. He ate well, and he slept well during the overnights. He handled the later evenings just fine, and loved all the attention and company, playing with his cousins, etc.

  The most impressive aspect of the entire trip was how well he handled flying! While everyone else drove from WI down to FL, we ended up flying down, because 20 hours in a car seemed like a bad idea with an 11-month old. He was perfect on the plane in every way. Didn’t cry or become upset during takeoffs or landings, and lasted the entire flight with no trouble, despite being a lap passenger and not having a seat or an opportunity to get down and crawl around at all, being held the entire time, etc. He ate, he drank, he made faces and flirted with the stewardesses and other passengers…he is such a great social being!

  We ended up with a few souvenirs from the trip, and a few pictures, too. We’ll try to post some of the pictures soon.

   
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  2007 is A New Year...

  Stacey and Alex 9:51 am on January 12, 2007 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Christmas (6), eyes (3), First Christmas (3), holidays (9), illness (7), pinkeye, playing

  2006 ended well. Great Christmas, great to see everyone. Thanks again for the cards and gifts! Benjamin had a great time with all the paper and boxes, and even some fun with his new presents. ;)

  And 2007, so far, is off to a bang-up start! All three of us have been sick this past week. Benjamin’s had a cold, and pinkeye. Not quite sure where it came from, but strongly suspecting the play area at the local mall last weekend…

  Mom’s got a really terrible-sounding sore throat, and Dad had the flu about a week ago, too. It’s been a rough week.

  Benjamin’s getting some eye drops for his eyes, and after one treatment, he was already looking TONS better.

  We’re off to Disney in Florida this next week. Should be fun!

   
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  Claps and Waves

  Stacey and Alex 21:11 pm on December 3, 2006 | 0 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: clapping (3), hugging, hugs, kisses (3), kissing (3), laughing (8), playing, standing (7), walking (5), waving (3), zerberts

  He’s got the fever now… He claps while sitting, standing…he even does some clapping now for total strangers. He was at a play area in the mall today and he was waving at the other kids, too. Hilarious!

  He’s also doing a little bit more walking… He can take several steps now before he crashes; his longest distance so far is probably about 6 feet or so. You can see him planning his landing when he takes off, too…

  In other news, his teeth are still coming in, and we’re still having some restless nights… poor kid. :(

  He really has turned into quite a little hugger and kisser, too. He’s still a little bit picky about who he gives them to, and he’s still not the most cuddly baby in the world by any stretch, but the love in him is coming out more and more. :)

  It’s been a little while now since he first started doing it to his mother, but he’s now really big into blowing zerberts on Mom and Dad’s arms, legs, bellies, and laughing his head off. He thinks its the funniest thing, and it really gets his parents laughing, too. It’s really, really cool to watch him find and do things that are fun/funny/interesting to him. :)