Today is March 14, 2010....right?!? Because thats when Ben's birthday was and there is no way I could be a month late in posting about such a special day. So for my sake, today is March 14th and Ben turned 5 today!
I can't believe Ben turned 5 and will be starting kindergarten in the fall. Ben was 10 months old when we moved into our house. Where has the time gone? It is so true that the older you get the faster time goes.
Ben had two parties this year. Ben was sick the two days before his birthday, so on his actual birthday we had to cancel the dinner that was planned with the entire family and just the grandparents came over for cake and icecream. We didn't want to risk getting any of the cousins sick, but Ben was sure disappointed. But of course, the highlight of the night was Ben getting to light his own birthday candles. Ben has quite the fascination with matches. I keep hoping he will continue to listen to me when I say, "If you ever find matches, bring them to me and I will let you light them while I watch." Luckily, he hasn't figured out my hiding spots yet.
He got to have a friend birthday party on Tuesday and I took them to Kangaroo Zoo. They all loved it! We came back to our house and had pizza and cake. It was a really fun day.
Here are some special things about Ben:
Ben is such a good brother. He plays with Sam and Jack all the time and although he LOVES to tease he does play very nicely with his brothers. I am just waiting for the nice days to outweigh the teasing days! But we sure love him!
Ben is such a creative boy. He loves to build machines out of toys. He gathers toys into a pile and makes it into a machine. He will tell you where the engine is, where the starter motor is, where the smoke and fire come out to give it lots of power, and anything else you need to know about his machine. Every toy has a purpose.
Ben is the world's best playstation buddy for Sam. Ben loves to watch Sam play games on the playstation. He will sit and watch Sam for an hour and not ask to play once. Sam loves it when people watch him. I'm sure Sam doesn't realize how lucky he is to have Ben just sitting and watching him play. I don't know how much longer that will last though!
Happy Birthday Ben! We LOVE you!
