Ben Had a Birthday (in December) Shout Hooray!

Can't believe this boy is in the double digits! 10! Wasn't he just a little baby?? I guess not. Ben is simply a joy. He really is the sweetest kid you will ever meet. I don't think there is an ounce of meanness in him and he loves to give compliments. He is my self-starter kid and never has to be reminded to do the things he knows he has to do like homework or packing his lunch in the morning. It is so helpful! He is also a great big brother and plays so well with Nina and Clara. I have to admit that he and Sophie annoy each other the most in our house, but usually they get along and even sometimes have long conversations about Greek Mythology (you gotta love the Percy Jackson series for getting kids into mythology) which I love spying on. Ben you are just a good kid with such a big heart and I love you for it.

At 10 Ben's favorites things are:

• Reading - especially The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Percy Jackson series, and The Dragon Breath series.
• Soccer - he is a great defender, but also likes playing goalie.
• Studio C - he loves it!
• Dr. Who - I think he was super sad to see Matt Smith go, let's hope he likes Peter Capaldi as much.
• Myth Busters - he could watch hours of this show at a time if we let him and he always has tidbits from the show to tell us about at dinner.
• Math Facts - he was the first kid in his class to pass all his times tables off and he's super proud of it. He also loves going to Math Olympiad and working on math problems in his spare time. 
• Legend of Zelda games on DS or Wii - he is definitely a gamer and loved being able to play all his favorite games over winter break. 

He chose to go to Freddy's for dinner, which means all 4 kids chose that for their birthday dinner in 2013 (well we chose for Clara, but you know what I mean). Freddy's does have the best burgers and fries! After dinner we had cake (Cold Stone Ice Cream cake as per request) at home and then he opened presents. Then he, Adrian, and Sophie went to The Hobbit. I think he had a fun birthday. We love you Ben!