Happy 2nd Birthday, Benjamin!

Our story actually begins the night before Benjamin's birthday as we were wrapping his birthday presents. We unknowingly bought shelf liner at the store instead of wrapping paper, so we had to take the backing part off and Keith used the sticky sided paper to make a "sticky sword" for Benjamin. We used the backing to wrap Benjamin's presents and make a big "Happy Birthday Benjamin" banner. The backing had squares on it, like graph paper, so Keith very meticulously spelled it out. We had also found a "Cars" banner which we know Benjamin would be excited about.


That night, Benjamin got sick. Bummer, I know! He woke up multiple times with a very slight fever and congestion. None-the-less, when we woke him up he was very excited, as you can see from the video (it starts out dark but gets lighter!):

Opening presents:

Since Benjamin wasn't feeling well, we decided to forgo the zoo and had a restful day instead playing with his new cars, watching some movies and eating McDonald's. Benjamin had a lot of fun and we all got some much needed rest. That night we went to the restaurant downstairs and got a big yummy brownie for his birthday dessert. Here is the video of us singing and some pictures of Benjamin eating his birthday brownie.

Happy Birthday our little man! May Dad richly bless you this coming year. We love you and are so blessed to be your parents!