Saturday, March 14, 2009

B-Day for the B-Boy

And Ben is officially 2! We celebrated his birthday this past Monday and had lots of fun. We started the morning out at Gym America, one of Ben’s favorite places, and then went to lunch with his cousins (this actually may have been more for the moms but we called it a birthday lunch). That night we had The Ellis and Elder families over for pizza, cake, ice cream and present opening. He LOVED blowing out the candles!

So my 2 favorite things about Benjamin right now are:
1.That mischievous smile he gets any time he knows he's doing (or about to do) something naughty.

2.The excitement and passion he has for everyday life. He’s loud and carefree and I hope he stays that way.

14 comments:

Julee said...

Oh shoot I forgot to call and say happy b-day. He is sooo big. What a cutie please squirsh him really hard for me.

RicAnn said...

Happy Birthday big guy!!! Looks like you had a great day :)

I love the cake!

Arah Debra said...

I love that mischievous smile he gets too. And I just love those big brown eyes!

Autumn said...

Happy birthday Ben!! Hope my fashion phone call last night didn't interrupt his party! :) Thanks for your advise Lisa! Come visit soon!!

Amy said...

Happy Birthday Ben! I love the cake. I wish we could have been there to celebrate!

Kayela said...

That looks like a fun place for a party and cute cake. Did you make it? Happy Birthday Ben!

nickyfish said...

Happy B-day Ben! How are you? I haven't made it back to Ann Arbor for awhile, so I haven't had the chance to meet Benjamin. Tell Shawn hello from us! Hopefully we'll be out to visit this fall.

Jana said...

I can't believe he is 2!! Happy Birthday!! Love the cake. I made that same one for Jackson a couple of birthday's ago. :)

Danelle said...

Happy birthday Ben! I love your cake..it's always fun to have a cake with presents on top! Racecars are so exciting. I hope your third year of life is full of happiness and love. I'm really looking forward to actually meeting you someday, I already feel like I know you so well.

KerrieLeigh said...

Love the cake. Sounds like the perfect 2-year-old party. He's so cute!

Updates From The Outback said...

Lisa, remember to tell Ben who his favorite grandpa and grandma are. They are the ones that helped take good care of him in his 1st week of life, while his other grandparents were "vacationing" in Australia.

Updates From The Outback said...

Hey! That's one handsome boy, especially without his binky.
And that cake. Lisa, you must have made it yourself. You're so much like your mother!
Love, Mom

emily said...

WHAT? Ben is 2? How is that possible?? Looks like a really fun party. And please tell me you didn't make that cake....Happy birthday, Ben!

Abbigail said...

Happy Birthday Ben! he is getting so big. that is a great cake you made.