Our precious, sweet little Ben turned 4 this week!! Oh my, how time flies when you are having fun! I LOVE all of his sweetness and personality and just want to bottle up all of his cuteness! I often find myself just looking at him and smiling because he is just so darn cute!! His little voice, his words, his antics- they are just too much! Love that boy so much!
About half of the posts I think about doing in my head involve silly little stories and funny things that Ben does. I'll think...oh I should do a post about that so that I never forget it! And then it doesn't happen.....! But here are a few of the things that Ben has said to me lately that I just always want to remember:
Mommy, you're the bestest
I love your sweet voice mommy ( My mom was in town a few weeks ago and she went up to read him his night time story and he didn't want her to read it he just wanted mommy to read it because "he loves the way mommy's voice sounds". I mean seriously- he has me figured out because I'll pretty much do anything when he says things like that!!!)
I love the way you smell mommy (haha!!) (saying this as he snuggles up to me!)
Mommy, I love you forever
I am sure there are more, but he is very sweet to always love and protect his mommy and for that I am very grateful. I always remind him that he needs to think this way forever!! (fast forward 20 years to Ben's wedding and crazy mama comes out!! Haha- just joking....!!) I do love my boy (and my girl of course!) and I love how different boys are- especially with their mommys!
So, back to the original post! Ben turned 4 on Tuesday!! Leading up to his birthday he was pretty indifferent on the whole thing. I kept asking him what kind of party he wanted to have and he would just say, "I don't know. I don't want to have a party" Hmmmmm.....okay! I asked him multiple times over a 4 week span and he always just seemed so indifferent about the whole thing. So, we decided to do a party over spring break in Texas with his cousins (which he loves dearly) and Clayton (who he loves dearly). Problem solved!
Except for that 3 days before his birthday he was getting SUPER excited about his birthday and SUPER excited about a party and all of that stuff! Of course! Moral of the story- don't listen to your 4 year old. They don't know what they want!!! So, Sunday night (yes 2 days before his bday) I emailed out his little buddies and asked if they could meet at an ice cream place after school to celebrate with Ben for his bday. They all said Of course they would be there and wa-la! Quickest/easiest party I've ever planned!! A good time was had by all!
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| Ben and Izzy- she got him a saxaphone! He loved it! |
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| Ben and Mia- our next door neighbor. They are good buddies and have a great time together! Mia is one year older than Ben but Ben towers her in size! She's a tiny little thing! |
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| Milly double fisting her ice cream! |
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| The older girls- Ellie, Addyson and Kate! I think Kate got cut off from the pic! |
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| Ben and his buddy Joe. Yes, Ben does have (a) male friend! |
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| Ben and Caroline! Just in case you are wondering- the vests Ben and Mia are wearing in the pic above is a present from Caroline. You throw balls and they stick to the vests! Cute! |
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| Best family pic we could get! |
Later that night we had a family birthday party with Ben's favorite dinner (chicken legs, broccoli and mac and cheese and of course CAKE!) and we opened presents!
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| Legos!! |
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| Anything spider man is a hit! He really wanted a spider man mask! He got several other gifts- one in particular I think is so cute.....it is great for fine motor skills. You put all of the pieces together for a car and it comes with a drill and plastic screws and all of that. Definitely wouldn't recommend for under 4 years old but it seems to be a really good toy! |
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| Where did Ben go? He gets so tickled when I say that! ;) He also got a web-shooter from his buddy Joe! |
Daddy and I love you so much! I hope your 4th year of life is just absolutely amazing- just like you are!
