Uncle Ben

There's no denying Ben is everyone's favorite uncle. On Thanksgiving our nephew Jack who recently turned 3 came running in (after ringing the doorbell 3 times in a row) looking all over for Ben and we had the following conversation:

Jack: (with a worried face) where's YOUR uncle Ben?
Me: Using the potty, he is potty trained you know.
Jack: Yeah me too, just like uncle Ben.

A few reasons why the nieces and nephews love Ben so much:

Because at any given time he....

1. Turns into a crazy monkey (see video)
2. Turns into a wild chicken (much different than the monkey)
3. Turns into the snuggle or tickle monster (depending on circumstance)
4. Turns into a talking horse (this one is my personal favorite)
5. When he pretends to be a water ballerina.

Yeah, pretty much there's no competing with uncle Ben. Even 1 year old Weston gets excited to see him. I will always be boring aunt Sarah who "doesn't let us eat chocolate." -Charlotte (age 4).