Category Archives: Family

Our New Arrival!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by ben

It’s official! We are now a family of five! Brannock James Phillip was born on August 13th at 4:04 pm. He was 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 20 inches long. A beautiful baby boy and a blessing to our family. … Continue reading →

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Xander Playing the Keyboards

Posted on August 7, 2010 by ben

At daycare, Xander taught himself how to play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” all by himself. Our daycare provider swears she did not teach him this song and that he started playing it on his own. When he got home, sure … Continue reading →

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Quickie Linden Update

Posted on June 25, 2010 by ben

It seems that within the past month or so, Linden has changed from a baby into a toddler with a distinct personality. It seems to have started right after she started walking. Soon after, her vocabulary started to grow. It … Continue reading →

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Xanderism

Posted on June 8, 2010 by ben

Xander (while listening to music this morning): Sgt. Pepper? Is that green, red, or orange?

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Linden Not Walking

Posted on May 16, 2010 by ben

Linden has been walking more and more, yet I am still not able to capture this on film. She also hasn’t taken to walking like Xander did. He decided one day that he was just going to walk exclusively and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Recap

Posted on April 19, 2010 by ben

This past weekend was certainly action packed.  On Saturday, we left for the mall early in the morning to get Linden’s first-year pictures taken at Penney’s at 9 AM.  On the way there, a conversion with Laura turned into an … Continue reading →

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Observations at Target Field

Posted on April 17, 2010 by ben

The entire family went to the our first regular-season Twins game at Target Field today against the KC Royals. Here are a few observations from the day. Continue reading →

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What a month!!!

Posted on November 15, 2009 by ben

Look who’s 7 months old!!! Linden is now 7 months old.  She has grown up so much in just the past month.  She can now sit up by herself and play.  She also got her first 2 teeth when she … Continue reading →

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Working Man

Posted on September 30, 2009 by ben

Xander is growing up so fast!  We are amazed at how his vocabulary has exploded.  He is now telling us that he needs to do his work.  He has lots of work to do so we need to be quiet!His … Continue reading →

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Halloween Prep

Posted on September 24, 2009 by ben

Since Halloween will be here before we know it, we decided to get out the costumes.  We asked Xander what he would like to be and he said a lion!  Let’s do a quick recap of last Halloween…. Last year … Continue reading →

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