Benny Boy is 7

Ben turned 7 years old. Since they had no school for Good Friday, Ben got to have his little party on his actual birthday (Thursday night). He took donuts to his class for his special treat. Then his good friend, Aaron, came over after school. He went to soccer practice (which he is loving, by the way) and then came home and had his birthday dinner (pizza), opened presents (legos, knights, Star Wars figurines and a movie), ate cake and ice cream (he had me make a Star Wars cake) and then spent the rest of the night putting together his Lego set while watching Star Wars. He and Aaron thought they wanted to sleep on the trampoline, so Sean got them all set up on it, and within about two minutes they were back in the house (too cold and a little too nervous to sleep out there on their own). He pulled out the hide-a-bed and they slept there the rest of the night. He spent most of the next day playing with Aaron: legos, jumping on the trampoline, coloring Easter eggs, etc. I think he fully enjoyed his day.

Some fun facts about Ben:
Favorite color: blue
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite subject in school: reading (and he is a fantastic reader)
What he wants to be when he grows up: police man
Favorite Primary song: Latter Day Prophets
Favorite sport: soccer
Favorite animal: penguin
Favorite food: pizza (he also likes cereal and fruit)
Things he loves to do: play Uno, jump on the trampoline, Legos, play with little figurines
Best Friend: Aaron
Foods he doesn't like: onions, green peppers, green beans,

Ben is a excellent students (his teachers just go on and on about him), he is pretty particular about his hair (he wants it combed down and parted to the side every day - NO SPIKES), he loves, loves, loves his baby brother (and all babies for that matter), he is really into Star Wars (he went with Dad to see episode 1 the day after his birthday), he is taking piano lessons and really catches on quickly (if only he would practice a little more...), he likes to run around, he just learned how to tie his shoes and he is really close to being able to ride a bike by himself (if we had one his size he would get it just fine). He will call me in to tuck him in every night. He is a good friend and is a very happy, mellow, kind, respectful boy. We LOVE him to pieces and can't imagine our lives without him. Happy Birthday Benny Boy!