Eight is great!

Happy 8th birthday to Benjamin! Benjamin is a child with many special gifts. He is equally left and right-brained, loving math, learning about how things work, art, music, creating and building things that come to his mind, sports, and money. Benjamin is self-sufficient and often quietly takes care of what he needs. He is free-spirited, compassionate, and an animal lover. He is a great younger and older brother and can easily adapt to either role. Benjamin and Caleb are good friends, and they love spending time together, playing, watching movies, and being silly. He is also very attentive to Eliza and her needs, and enjoys playing with and helping her do things.  

We celebrated Benjamin’s birthday two days later. We planned on celebrating on Friday, but in true Benjamin style he wanted to save his cake and gifts one more day so he could play with them on Saturday day, so that is what we did. This year he wanted a Super Mario Brother’s cake, and we have a nice cake shop close to the house that will make any cake that you show them a picture of. It’s quite impressive!

Happy birthday to Benjamin! Eliza was not a fan of the sparking candle.

Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? It’s your birthday!

After cake, Benjamin opened gifts. He received a marble run and Starry Night painting from us and legos and a remote control car from his brother and sister.

He also received online art lessons and a kids digital camera from family. Lots of nice gifts that are perfect for his interests.

Working as a team to build the lego set later in the day.

It was a fun day celebrating Benjamin. We are thankful for the sweet boy he is and for what God’s plan is for his future. Happy 8th birthday. We love you, Benjamin!