My favorite pics of me

Oliver’s baptism

To kick the summer off, we had the pleasure of celebrating the baptism of our newest cousin – my god cousin (my mom is the Godmother) Oliver Atchity.

He was just a teeny little fellow at 4 weeks old and didn’t even cry out when that cold water hit him! We were all so proud.

We love you, Oliver!

Oliver with Dad, Vincent.

The Big Moment.

Proud parents: Vincent and Lauren.

Mom’s first effort at quilting: a present for baby:

07/07/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Family matters, My favorite pics of me | 4 Comments

Dance Trio

The picture from my dance recital finally came in! We had an awesome time!

05/17/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My favorite pics of me, Stuff I'm into, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

For Annabel’s first birthday – I’ve redesigned my blog for her and updated the website. You can now also find us at www.benannabel.com For those of you who don’t already know, you can also reach Annabel via her email annabelbillings@gmail.com or see her on twitter http://twitter.com/benAnnabel.

For our birthdays – Mom and Dad started a new annual tradition of having our portraits taken. We were really happy with our photographer – Lydia Goolia – when she has her website updated, I’ll post it here.

Click here to see the entire set of photos, otherwise enjoy the fun ones:

05/15/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My favorite pics of me | 3 Comments

Weekend in California

We spent a fantastic weekend with all my cousins in Southern California. We got to go to Disneyland and then we had a party for Annabel’s 1st birthday (it was a joint party with Taylor – my cousin who is now 3)!

Click here to see the whole album

(Or check out my cousin Ivette’s photos by clicking here)

From Annabel’s 1st Birthday

05/12/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Family matters, My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 2 Comments

Tulip time again

Each year we attend the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and it is never disappointing!

If you love tulips, or pictures of me and my sister, click here for all 50 photos. Otherwise, here are a few of the best!

From tulips 2010

(this is a picture of the tulips being ‘pulled’ after they’ve reached full bloom – workers pass through the rows and rip the heads off and toss them in the dirt!)

From tulips 2010

Don’t touch!

From tulips 2010

Do we do this every year? Does my mom ever tire of taking pictures of tulips?

Click here to see previous year blog posts of the tulips: 2009 and 2008

04/14/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 8 Comments

Dance Party

Everyone was tremendously happy with the fantastic dance party that I hosted! I told everyone all day that I wasn’t actually 4 until I blew out my candles and everyone sang to me.

Click here for the whole album or just check out the highlights below:

We’re anxiously awaiting our guests. The cake was ready:

From Ben turns 4

The favors:

From Ben turns 4

DJ Daddy:

From Ben turns 4

And the main dancers – Breakin’ Benny B and Lil’ A:

From Ben turns 4

We danced the limbo, the conga and everyone had a great time!

From Ben turns 4

I was so proud of my friends for not getting too crazy, we all ate our dinner, colored and enjoyed the cake too!

From Ben turns 4

I’m so lucky to have such good friends (and thanks to the other grown-ups who helped my parents pull it off)

From Ben turns 4

04/10/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Family matters, Holiday, Me and my friends, Milestones, My favorite pics of me, Ridiculous things I say | 7 Comments

Valentine’s Grooming Salon

Dad and I had a boys’ trip to his barber – Valentine.
I got the royal treatment ($17) and we were there for over an hour and a half! From now on, I’ll be seeing Emily for my local hair cutting needs.

Before:

The best place in Seattle for a men’s haircuts.

I even sat still for the clippers:

Lookin’ good:

Check out Valentine’s Men’s Grooming Salon

03/13/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My favorite pics of me, Stuff I'm into | 2 Comments

Vancouver 2010

We went this weekend to Vancouver to check out the excitement of having the Olympics in town. We didn’t see any events, just enjoyed walking around a great city in the midst of the fanfare. I won a couple medals of my own and Annabel and I entertained the masses with our usual antics. Our friends Megan and Zubin joined us and Viviana came too!

It was pretty packed – long lines everywhere.

From Vancouver 2010

The city looked beautiful!

From Vancouver 2010

Annabel’s first time to Vancouver.

From Vancouver 2010

Out for a ride with Viviana, Dad and Megan.

From Vancouver 2010

My favorite part was the Sustainable Energy Dancefloor.

From Vancouver 2010

Showing off my breakin’ moves.

From Vancouver 2010

She’s as big as a building.

From Vancouver 2010

You might see Annabel on other kids’ blogs – strangers were taking her picture.

From Vancouver 2010

What better way to end the day then with a dinosaur balloon animal.

From Vancouver 2010

(Want more? View the whole album by clicking here)

02/22/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 2 Comments

Audrey’s 2nd Birthday

Audrey is my parents’ goddaughter (does that make her my godsister?) and she just turned 2 years old! On her birthday, we all went out for sushi and cupcakes!

Will, Audrey, Ben, Annabel – what a foursome!

And then we went to her birthday party at her house.

What a good friend: sharing her baby with baby “Ah-bell”

More cupcakes.

Annabel and I are so lucky to have such good friends like these!

We love you, Audrey! Happy Birthday!

01/30/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Me and my friends, My favorite pics of me | 1 Comment

Moose got her

“Mom!!!!! OH NO OH No ohhhh nooo!”
“WHAT’S WRONG?!”
“Look!!!!!!! OH NO! HELP ANNABEL!”
“hahahahahahaha.”
“MOM, do NOT get the camera, HELP her! Moose got her! PUT THE CAMERA DOWN” (Shrieking and jumping.)