Bowling Party

Ben seemed to have a great time at his birthday party this year! His buddies Connor and Dillon (and baby Abbie!) came as well as cousins Charlie, AJ and Maggie, in addition to both sets of grandparents and Uncle & Auntie. We had bowling games, bowling ball pinata, crafts, bowling tattoos, pizza, cake & ice cream, PRESENTS... what more could one boy ask for?! This year Ben got Wall-E sheets and blanket (his current favorite), a pirate playset, a subscription to Your Big Backyard Magazine, a Dragon castle playset, an awesome superman/batman cape, a special pillow made by Aunt Holly, a loft bed and new big kid room (pics coming soon). We are so grateful for wonderful friends and family!

Sledding!

Joe came home from work one night last week and said "get dressed, we're going sledding!" So, we dropped everything, got bundled up and drove to a nearby hill before it got dark. This was Ben's first time really sledding and he was fearless. Joe and I had a TAD bit of fun too!

Rockin'

Ben and his buddy Dillon... need I say more?

Male Bonding-

Ben and Joe had the awesome opportunity to go to a SLU Basketball game with one of Ben's friends and his dad. This was the first sporting event (besides HS football) that Ben has gone to. The boys had a blast - they had great seats, the game went into double overtime and the Billikens won. Everyone lasted the entire game (I was SHOCKED when they came home after 7, having left the house at 2:30 earlier in the day). I packed the camera for Joe to take pictures and he FORGOT, but thankfully our friends got a quick pic of Ben and Joe at the game. When they got home all Ben wanted to do was shoot hoops in his new Billikens shirt.