Ben's 5th Birthday

Can't belive my little man turned 5! He is getting so big and tall. Benjamin is such a sweet boy. I love the fact he is so active, always ready to go. He loves going to school, learning, and showing us his school work! For his birthday, he chose to go to Chuck E Cheese for dinner (one of the boys favorite places to go!) We had a great time together as family! Above Benjamin in his Bears jersey, he has been asking for it since Carter got one in February.
Couldn't resist this funny picture of Carter playing a game. He is soooo serious about it.

Ben with his football helmets. They now have landed a role on the coffee table because there is always a game going on between two teams. (The are the Big 12 schools if you are questioning.)

Our sweet friends in Texas gave Benjamin Target gift cards so he could pick out his gift here instead of trying to fly back with something. Benjamin has said he wanted a skateboard for sometime now. I have been trying to talk him into a Razor (one with a handle), but oh no, he wanted a true skateboard to use on the stairs IN our house. I very quickly had to let him know you don't got down the stairs you just jump them! He decided to avoid the stairs altogether - YEA! So this picture above is of him after purchasing the skateboard. Carter had to get in there too for this big purchase.

Again at the check out line very excited about buying a skateboard!

Yes, we then went to the skateboard park. We took Carter's bike for him, and for about 30 minutes the boys had a blast "Playing" with the skateboard. I don't think Ben ever had both feet on the board. It was mainly one foot on and one foot off scooting. They also enjoyed laying on it and pushing around with their hands. After about 30 minutes, 3 teenagers came to skate so we moved and watched them. They were very nice to the boys showing them tricks (Thanks guys, we are only 5). They also encouraged the boys to skate. We haven't been back to the skate park due to the massive downpour of rain here. I will try and take pictures next time we go, pretty funny!