Happy 9th Birthday Ben

Ben with his presents.

Ben turned 9 years old this year. He felt especially lucky because this year his birthday happened to fall on Presidents Day. He's such a funny kid. Half way through the day he came up to me and said, "Happy Presidents Day Mom. This is the coolest birthday because I get to say Happy Something on my birthday and I've always wanted to say that." There are so many reasons why I love this kid and his funny comments are just one of the reasons.

Having a birthday on Presidents Day meant no school and all day to play. We let him open his presents fairly early in the day so we had time for other fun things. He seemed very happy with what he got which made us happy. He got a fishing pole, Skylander's, some Star Wars guys, and grandma and grandpa Newbry gave him a beach towel. After the presents were open we allowed him to go fishing off the back deck. He really enjoyed it and got pretty good at it pretty quick. All the other kids got a turn and it became a huge hit real quick.

Opening up his fishing pole. He was really excited and I love his face.

His towel from Grandma and Grandpa.

Opening Skylander's. Another success.

Practicing his fishing face. It looks like he caught a big one.

Filling up his tackle box with his sisters help.

Practicing fishing off the back deck.

After the presents and after naps we decided to surprise the kids with a trip to the dollar theater to see 'Wreck It Ralph.' We thought we'd to to the 4:10 show and even though we got there almost 40 minutes early, they were already sold out. I guess we should have remembered it was President's Day. We decided to go to the 6:20 show instead. We got some Little Caesars pizza and went for a drive and then headed to the movie  It was a darling movie and all the kids lobed it. The little boys even sat through the entire movie without any problems. Overall  I think Ben had a great birthday and he seemed to think so too. Happy Birthday Buddy.