...and another birthday boy!

Yes, it's true. We had another birthday boy in the house. Big Ben, The Benjamin, Big Jet, Benny Boy, the little man--call him what you will--turned ONE. Hard to believe it's been a whole year. I feel like he's so much younger than Evan was when he turned one. Weird to say, but true. Probably because E had been walking for a couple of months by that time. Ben has taken a few steps and can totally do it, and totally refuses to. He is one stubborn kid, and just doesn't want to walk! It's kind of hilarious. We love our Big Jet, as E nicknamed him. I don't know why, but it's cute. He still won't sleep through the night, is obsessed with food, growls and screeches, loves to wrestle, gives us crinkly smiles, has five teeth, loves knocking over towers and flipping through books, can clap and play peekaboo, screams at the cat and pulls out her hair (he adores her), and is super speedy when it comes to stairs. He has a special screech just for Evan when Evan is mad at something he's doing. He lights up when he sees his Dada. What would we do without him? Happy birthday Big Ben!!

Birthday Boy

Evan turned FOUR on the 23rd of October. For his birthday he got to eat donuts for breakfast, go to the zoo, and spend some birthday money from Grandma and Grandpa. We went out to dinner to the restaurant of his choice (Freddy's--yum!) and then went for ice cream. He got a two wheeler (well, technically, a 4-wheeler), fireman boots, his first real Legos, Angry Birds pjs, and a couple of books.

That night Grandma and Grandpa arrived for a visit. What an awesome day! We had his birthday party on Thursday. We had a couple of his buddies and their families over for pizza and cake, then we headed up to Chuck E Cheese and let the kiddos play to their hearts' content. It was so fun. Evan and Grey

Evan and Hyrum

E had asked me for a vanilla cake with vanilla frosting with candy and cookies and sprinkles on it. I was happy to oblige. In fact, he helped create the cake! Way to go Evan!

The kiddos with their spoils.

We love our E-man so, so much.

This kid is cracking me up with his squinty smile lately. He only does it for the camera. Hilarious.