t*e*n

it's official
as of today
we have TWO boys in the double digits.
today we have our very own ben ten
and yes he is already sick of the name

ben-
in the past ten years you have grown a lot
BUT

what i love is that
as i look back at pictures
even when you were less than a year old
i still see the same fun loving
carefree personality
that you have today

 you are fearless
you try new things
and
you love to laugh

you love all things sports
playing them, watching them and reading about them

you love baseball
you love football
and
you love basketball

you love tacos
you love nachos
and
you love cheeseburgers -
with ketchup and pickles


you love to spend time with drew and alex
and you are a GREAT big brother
AND a GREAT little brother

you love to be outside
you love to play xbox
and
you love to be with friends

you love math
you love phy-ed
and
you love reading
as long as it's books about athletes
especially kevin durant, lebron james, or joe mauer

you are a very fun
very sensitive
and
very smart TEN year old

TEN ...
can you believe it?!?!

 i thought it would be fun to take a look back
at some of my favorite pictures of you
from the last TEN years
and
to take a peek into why we love you the way we do!

  

 

  

  

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

ben ...
you bring so many smiles to our family
and
i hope that you have a FABULOUS year being ten.

you are now my favorite ten year old
and
i love you.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!