On April 23rd, right in the middle of our two weeks of Spring break, Benjamin celebrated his 9th birthday. He woke up an immediately wanted to open his gifts. Since it was break and we had no where to be, he happily dug in and was very excited.
We wanted to wait to have his actual party until everyone was back from break so we invited a few of his good buddies over for a day of play, lunch and loads of giggles. I don't know why lately I'm obsessed with Benjamin's little boy voice. I know someday very soon his voice is going to change and sound nothing like it does now.
His friends, Zeke and Evan, came over and the three of them had a great time with his new remote control car, digging in the sand pit in the back yard for hours and putting
together a cool marble run that Grandma and Papa had sent that showed up from Amazon right in the middle of their play time.
Benjamin has always marched to his own tune. He rarely cares what others think of him (this works to his advantage and disadvantage) and is kind, intelligent and always so curious. He has become an extremely skilled and quick reader. He has read more books this year than most kids (or adults) read in 5 years! His laugh is still one of the best I've ever heard and he is often in such a good mood he can lift anyone's spirits. He runs out of school each day with a huge smile and a story about his day. I
often wonder if moving here was a good idea for the kids. I know that I have my own ups and downs with living here but I know it is a good place for me and for our family right now but sometimes I wonder if it was/is the best for the kids. The fact that he is so happy each and every day to go to school and walks out with such a huge smile and such happiness helps rest my mind and heart that this is a good place for him for now.
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Josie was still doing a LOT of this
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He got a pair of noise canceling headphones and a
remote control car. He was in heaven! |
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