Birthday Party #4 (and the final one)

The Birthday parties are finally done! We had a great final party at the Nast's house. The whole family was there. We even had a Walter rep. which was great. We started the party by a trip down to the lake. Jacob could not resist the water. It was actually pretty warm for a lake. He loves to swim.

Ben thought that it would be a good idea to close his eyes before we told him he could start opening his gifts.

And the whirlwind of activity begins!!!

Ben so excited to open his gladiator costume

And a fun dino mold thing

Jacob enjoying all the activity, especially the balloons

Playing the flute (or recorder)

And a newest family member . . . Greeny a green lizard

and the bug cake

It was a fun party but I must admit I am glad that all the celebration is done. Ben needs nothing else and it is time to enjoy all the gifts :)

Birthday Party #3 (and a game)

We celebrated Ben's birthday on the actual day. It was nice to have it just be the 4 of us. We had lots of fun playing with Ben's toys and watching him enjoy himself. I still have a hard time believing that he is already four. It feels like I just had him. He is such a great boy and he has so much passion for life. I can't wait to see what the next year will hold for us.

Here is Ben playing with is new harmonica. He loves it and plays it quite well. Maybe that will be his future :)Josh got Ben a play mobile hunting set. Ben thinks it is so fun to have the hunter "shoot" the animals.

Jacob loves playing with Ben's new "cross" sticks


Ben enjoying his mic.

Jacob enjoying Ben's new mic.

Jacob enjoying Ben's birthday party (missing a shoe as always)


Today (Sunday) we took the boys to the tigers game. It was a really hot day but we had lots of fun. We had decided that we would go early and let Ben ride the rides and get his face painted if he wanted.

The boys on the Ferris wheel!

Ben getting his face painted. He was so good and sat so still!

The finished result: a blue tiger

Daddy and Jacob at his first Tigers game

The boys enjoying the game (not so much enjoying the heat however)

We got Ben this cool pennant that he could color by himself. He did a great job and was happy to show off his work.

Birthday Party Number 2

We had a little birthday party for Ben this am.
We had lots of fun and it was a great time to let the kids run around the back yard. Here are some pictures from the morning