Benjamin's Three

In the lead up to Benjamin's birthday we had a couple of wonderful visits from his incredible godfather. Said godparent is always up for lots of play and Ben took full advantage of his spiritual pater (as did the rest of the children).

One of the best parts of Fr. G's visits is his vehicle of choice. Here are godfather and godson on their green bikes.

Benjamin turned three on Saturday. I am a little behind on the blogging and a Mother's Day should appear sometime this week. Here he is awaiting his presents. He has been reading a Thomas birthday book lately in which Thomas get presents, balloons and silly hats. Thus, when we asked our preschooler what he would like for his celebration, he replied, "Pesents, baalloons and tilly hats."

These animals are from a plush Noah's Ark that I ordered from a teacher supply company that was on display at Jacob's and Hannah's school. Jacob's and Hannah's eyes grew wide with envy when Ben opened this gift, and they spent the rest of the day courting Benjamin in an effort to play with the animals. As you can see, Ben was quite proprietorial.

And here are the animals and some Thomas trains in his new bucket.

Here he is in his birthday finery all the way from Halifax. As always, he prefers to wear his clothing in reverse. Also, he has officially adopted a camera smile - interesting.

This must be one of the "tilly hats". Don't worry, Dad we only have one real Tilley hat and its wearer is not related to you by blood.

Ben receiving birthday wishes from his Grandma Julie. And, yes, I think that Jacob is lying on Hannah in the background.

Enjoy the videos but please ignore my horrible-way-too-much-body hairdo. And, before you ask, that is a McCain's Deep &Delicious cake - I know how to cut corners when necessary.