Our sweet Benjamin recently turned 5! He bring excitement into our lives and is always keeping us on our toes. He is eager to learn and do new things, a great helper, and adds a little spice wherever he goes. Benjamin loves to be outside, play sports especially baseball and soccer, sing, dance, ride his bike, swim, and play with his brother.
Benjamin is in Pre-K this year at the American school, and he has adjusted very well and made all new friends. He rides the bus to and from school and thinks it is fun to go to school with bigger kids (his school is Pre-K - 12). Benjamin loves being read to, and says he enjoys the art, music, and library classes the most.
Benjamin loves food and still has a very healthy appetite. I worry what it will look like when he is a teenager! He loves just about any food, and is still more than willing to try and enjoy ethnic foods. Some his favorites are anything beans, chicken schwerma, falafel, and hummus!
This year, we asked Benjamin if he wanted to have a party at the house, or go to the Dead Sea....he chose well! Both boys got into the sea and swam around and had a great time. Here's some photos of the trip. He liked throwing up his proud 5 :).
Nathan was most excited about this gift....I'm being serious...he ordered it!
The next day he celebrated at school with his class. Their class has a tradition that when it's your birthday, you gift wrap a book and donate it to your class. Benjamin chose one of his favorite books, If you Give a Pig a Party. I read the book to his class, then we moved onto pumpkin birthday muffins - his school is on a healthy kick, so no cupcakes.
They sang him happy birthday in Arabic and English, then everyone enjoyed. It was fun to meet his little friends and be a part of their class for the afternoon. He had a great birthday! And now for the annual birthday questions:
1. What is your name? Benjamin Aaron Purcell
2. How old are you? Five
3. Who is your best friend? Caleb, Lydia, and Mary
4. What is your favorite thing to do? Play with my friends
5. What is your favorite color? Black and blue
6. What is your favorite food? Black beans
7. What do you like to do with your family? Family movie night
8. What is your favorite toy? play swords
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? Doctor
10. What makes you happy? Going swimming
11. What makes you sad? Falling down
12. What is your favorite TV show? Peppa Pig and PJ Masks
13. What is your favorite book? If you Give a Pig a Party
14. What do you love to learn about? Germs, so we don't get sick
15. What was the best part of your birthday? My Spiderman cake from Tes
16. Where do you like to go? Dead Sea
17. Who is your teacher? Ms. Tina, Ms. Farrah, and Ms. Mahayla
18. What is your favorite treat? Ice Cream
19. What do you think about before you fall asleep? Puppy Dogs
20. If you could meet someone famous, who would it be? Peppa Pig
21. What was your favorite birthday present? My big drum.
2 comments:
What a special birthday for Ben. He is an active and growing boy. The drum is going to be a big hit! Love, Dad and Mom P.
Happy Happy Birthday to our super sweet 5-year-old Benjamin. What a fun celebration you had. Can't wait to hear you play those drums. :)
Love you and Caleb lots :)
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