My little buddy turned 3 two weeks ago! He's almost as big as Ruby and the clothes I've been buying for him are size 4, so in my head I kept thinking that he was turning 4. Sloooooow down brain! I don't want this sweet boy to grow up any faster than he already is. He is just the sweetest, most obedient, funny little guy I know!
Ben is really a ham, he loves to make people laugh and once he finds something to say or do that will produce a giggle, he'll do it repeatedly to get a laugh. After Emmi was born, and Rob's mom was visiting, she was taking pictures of the kids and Ben bent over to shake his "bum bum" at Grandma in an effort to get a laugh out of her. She thought he was cute and funny and laughed and took a picture to remember the moment. After that every once in a while he would bend over and shake his "bum bum" at us and say "take a picture of this!" We tried to not encourage such behavior, but it's hard not to giggle a little when he's being funny. Fast forward a few weeks and we were at Rob's work showing off Embree to his co-workers. When we were talking to his old boss (a VP) and another lady Ben decided to bend over and yell "take a picture of this!" We told him to not do that and brushed it off. Not getting the response he had hoped for, he decided to up his game, so he dropped his pants and bent over shaking his diapered bottom in the air saying "take a picture of this!" We'll be working on appropriate humor from now on... :)
Ben is also a great dancer. At this age, the girls would twirl around in circles until they fell over as "dancing" but Benji has some pretty sweet moves. He shakes his groove thing and gets down on the floor and runs his feet in circles. He is very creative in that way. It's really hilarious to watch! At the ward Halloween party he did well on one of the games and he broke out into this hilarious victory dance that stunned everyone with the creativity and exuberance of it!
We started off his special day with a play date with his bestie Dane. They had a bast playing and were super excited for cupcakes after lunch!
The rest of the day progressed as usual. He chose to eat at McDonald's for dinner then we came home for cake and presents.
Ruby had a great time helping Ben open his presents. It kind of stinks for older siblings when the younger ones know how to open presents by themselves and don't need help anymore :)
Grace spent the evening with her new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book
The cake. This year was a Planes themed birthday for Ben. He loves anything that goes and Planes Fire and Rescue is his favorite movie currently.
Ben’s 3rd Birthday Interview in his own words
(I think he was saying nothing when he didn't know how to answer the question)
What is your favorite thing to do? Play with toys
What do you do really well? planes
What do you want to be when you grow up? Be this age (shows
5 fingers)
What’s your favorite food? Cinnamon toast crunch
Who do you love to spend time with? No one
What makes you laugh? A tent
What’s the best time of day? Nothing
What are you afraid of? ghosties
Who is your best friend? Dane
What do you like to do with your family? Play with them.
What do you love to learn about? Nothing. Like the girls (he calls his sisters "the girls")
Where do you like to go? To the PSG (the kids' name for the gym, he loves to go play there every morning in the kids club)
What is your favorite color? Red and green, no, black
What is your favorite book? Lightning McQueen
If you had one wish, what would it be? Nothing. I don’t want
to wish.
What would you buy if you had $1,000? A long, long Lightning
McQueen
What is your favorite song? I Am a Child of God
What do you wish you can do before your next birthday?
Nothing
There you have it. He just melts my heart every single day. I sure do love this kid!!
