Ben's becoming quite a little monkey

His climbing skills are really coming along. Today at the playground he climbed up his first ladder - and I'm talking bars not steps - without any help or even encouragement from me at all (it was entirely his idea). And he did it with such confidence. After climbing it a few times he started climbing it with one hand (so he could transport piles of dirt with the other, of course).

Then he climbed a large, steep spiral slide from the ground up. Twice! I was totally impressed.

My only regret is I'd left my camera at home.