We Need More Cuteness

With such a long time between posts, I am sure you guys are needing a dose of cuteness. So here it is...

Benjamin sometimes goes out and rides his bike in the mornings...in his pj's, with bedhead.



Oh, wait. These were taken as the sun was beginning to set...in pj's, with bedhead. Ahem.

It was that kind of day.


Well, enjoy them, even if Mama is a little dull these days.

Sunday Bike Ride

Benjamin is now a big bike rider. We took his bike to Lake Miramar today for a spin.

He ended up riding about 4.25 miles. Only once did he end up in the bushes on the side of the road.

But then there were the girls. Oh, yes. A gaggle of three elementary-aged girls riding their scooters.

They passed us going the other direction, and when they saw Benjamin, they burst out with exclamations of his cuteness. All three of them. Loudly. Continuously.

"Look how cute he is! AWWWWWWWWWWW! He's riding his bike!" and so on.

Benjamin turned to watch them as he rode past. It was not long before his neck was turned backwards. And then he did it. As a boy always will. He succumbed to their attention. A whooping, "Yeah!!!" exploded from his mouth. He was thrilled.

And then, almost in slow motion, he wobbled. Still craning his neck to see the girls, he did not even realize his folly. He leaned, wobbled some more, and toppled over onto his bottom, bike on top of him.

The girls giggled uncontrollably - that pack of girl laughter. Poor Benjamin looked up at me, stunned. It took him a minute to figure out what had happened. And then we got him back in the saddle and rode on.