Miscellaneous Photos of Benny

This is our young Padawan. We are training him well. (Use the force Benny)

He loves to play with his walker.
What a big boy!
Sleepy time!

Silly Boy!

I was trying to plant some flowers in our front yard yesterday, but silly boy here kept making it difficult. I finally had to call it quits and play with him up on the front porch. Isn't he a sweet boy?



He decided that it was a lot of fun to play with the watering can.

Ohme Gardens

This is the view of Wenachtee from the gardens. That is the Columbia River. See how barren the hills in the back are?

This is a stone table that was made from rock that was taken from the river.

Benny and Daddy ready to go!

Some of the many types of flowers that we saw.

Looking up from the lowest point of the gardens.

What a happy boy!

On Tuesday (the 17th) we went to Wenachtee, WA. It is on the eastern side of the Cascades. It was supposed to be sunny and hot which was the main reason we went (whereas back at home it was cloudy and cool). We went to see the Ohme gardens. It was not as big as we thought, but it sure was pretty. It was like a little oasis in the middle of the desert. We tried out the new backpack we got for Benny. He seemed to like it and so did Brad.

Zoo Talk

I don't know if Benny had more fun looking at the animals or looking at all the people that were there. I do know that he likes to watch anything that is in water. He loved the aquarium, the walruses, the otters and the Beluga whales. His favorite thing to do was to lick the glass. I guess he was trying to get a drink of water.

Anyway, the video below shows Benny talking and pointing to some macaws that were in their cage a few yards away. He talked a lot at the zoo and even started pointing at things.

Zoo Trip

On Friday June 20th, we went to the Point Defience Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Brad usually works on Fridays, but was able to use a time-off award to take the day off. It was a great zoo day. Sunny and in the low 80's. Benny really enjoyed the new kid's zone at the zoo.

He liked climbing this web.


Although Benny didn't get to feed the goat, everytime the goat came over, it would lick Benny's hand. Benny would laugh and then try to get away from the goat. It was so funny.

Job Update 3

Today we recevied a call from the lady in New York. She said that the final decision has not been made. It is still at headquarters (wherever that is). She would call us as soon as she knows something. There is still hope.

Translator Please!

Since we got back from vacation, Benny has been talking up a storm. Figuring out what he is trying to say is another story. Translator anyone?