GUM!!!

We have been telling Benjamin that he has to wait until he is 4 before he can chew gum...well, guess what? Our little boy is 4! So, he's been so excited about chewing gum...he came to our room this morning after he woke up and said, "is today my birthday?". When we said yes, he asked, "can I chew gum?". We were able to hold him off until after his party...here is a sequence of him chewing his first piece of gum.

Holding the package..."Berry Pearadise"

Unwrapping the gum



in his mouth...

almost...
shove it in!

This was the funny part...we had told him not to swallow his gum, so he thought he couldn't swallow AT ALL.

See the worry on his face? He said, I don't want it!


Then we explained that he could swallow the "juices".

He was soooo happy!!!

He immediately ran over and gave Daddy AND Mama a BIG hug to say thank you! He definitely loves gum!