Happy 3rd Birthday Benjamin ~ October 15, 2010

As you can see (for the many photos displayed below)...

Benjamin truly had a wonderful 3rd birthday celebration!


Nothing like having your own cake to kick off our Friday night party!



Than getting the chance to eat it all...by...yourself!

{I swear I could just eat him up!}

Nothing better ~ right...

Except for celebrating your 3rd birthday with your two favorite little people...

Because of course Annabelle LOVED the cupcakes...

As well as Francesca did...

That I made just for them {seeing how their brother had his very own cake}!

Next it was PRESENT TIME!

And it didn't take Benjamin long to understand the meaning of the word "PRESENTS" (thanks to his two older & wiser sisters)

With a little bit of help from the both of them....

He was able to find what exactly was in that gift bag!

Nothing like a pair of bubble guns and....

And a Thomas The Train book....

To get this PRESENT thing started!

(that were all hand picked by both Annabelle & Francesca)

Next was our gift to him...

What could it be?

Seeing how we have a TON of girlie stuff in our house...we needed something "manly"!

{we couldn't have him playing with purses, high heels, and doll strollers all the time}

So after asking Keith what he thinks we should get him...

Only one BIG YELLOW thing came to mind...

And with a few clicks on my computer and an order with Amazon.com...

We got our little guy the perfect gift!

Just look at that smile...

and oh those little feet...

Benjamin is LOVING his new Big Yellow TONKA Truck!

(as the girls are loving it too!)

That was all on Friday night (the actual night of his birthday)...

Next came Saturday's celebration when Papa and Grandma C showed up...

Bringing a few gifts as well....

And what little boy doesn't LOVE his very own ATV!

Again that smile of his is saying it all!

{{{another update on Benjamin's blog posted}}}

Click HERE for Phrase One post

After everything that has happened, we finally are getting some answers and have our first surgery scheduled for the end of this month...

All snug as Buzz in their beds....

Finally ~ after over a year since moving to our new home in the beautiful suburbs of Washington DC...

We finally got around to purchasing and organizing the tribe's bedroom!

Seeing how Francesca wanted to stay sleeping with her younger sister and brother (she did have the option of her own room), we decided to go with a neutral theme...

And Toy Story/Buzz Lightyear won by unanimous votes!

We still have to get the Buzz Lightyear curtains hung and I am on the hunt for a Toy Story Music Box as well ~ but for now ~ it is mostly complete!

{{{and much better than living out of boxes and mixed match beds & bedding}}}



Francesca, Benjamin and Annabelle (exactly how they chosen their beds)

Just look at those smiles ~ they melt this momma heart every.single.time.

some major cuteness!

This is our "Double Trouble"! Can you believe that these two are only 6 months apart in age...?

While our little Primo is very tiny for his age, his brain truly functions like the average almost 3 year old!

(he will be turning three on October 15th!)

What we have been up to...

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{{{I so wanted to try and post this again, but I just can't. Just proof reading it has me shaking once again. It is an update on where we are at with Benjamin's medical care...Just warning you ~ it is a long post}}}