Today started off like any other day, EARLY! We were all up for scripture study, but as soon as we finished with our last verse, we all started singing "Happy Birthday" to Ben.
Then it was off to our normal routine; kids off to school, Ben off to work, and me getting ready for his birthday, mingled with organizing Sophia's closet. I was pretty surprised that I had his cake in the oven before the kids were off to school. It was a good thing, because I was busy all day, which I originally didn't anticipate.
Today couldn't had been a better day for Ben's birthday. The kids had NO activities (actually I just remembered Ethan's Karate was moved to today...shoot! There goes that), and NO homework. The kids had fun playing with Ben outdoors, until dinner was ready. For dinner, I made one of Ben's favorites; Italian Chicken & Rice Dinner. After dinner, we sung to him again, and he opened his gifts. This year he told me what he wanted, and that's exactly what he got. A practice putting green for indoors, and a gift certificate for a massage. After gifts, we all had cake (lemon with orange frosting of course) and ice cream. During dessert, we all went around the table and told one thing we loved about Ben. We started off doing the game where you have to say what everyone else said, and then say yours, but that died off quickly. Everyone did have to say something original, and we went around the table three times. There are so many wonderful things about Ben, but here are the things I can remember were said.
Boston -Plays football with me, Takes me to Tilly's & Coaches my soccer team
Aubrie- Landscapes the Yard, Makes Funny Voices
Ethan- Watches me at Karate, Plays Football with me, Buys me things
Sophia- Goes to Work, Reads to Me, Swims with Me
Me- Puts his family FIRST, Honors his Priesthood, He is funny
Billy- Provides a good living for his family, has Integrity
My Mom- Is a hard worker, Is a Great Dad, Is a Great Husband to her Daughter
Happy Birthday, Ben! We LOVE YOU!
