The McKinneys: Benjamin Turns FIVE!!!!!

On May 11th our little boy turned five! Hard to believe. So little man, what are some things you're doing right now?

1. Reading.....yes, you're reading! It amazes me when you see a sign or pull out a book and you know what some of the words are. I catch you sounding out words when you think you're by yourself and my heart is so incredibly warmed as I listen to you figure it out!

2. You love love love Super Heros, Legos, computer games, and your Playstation 3. Your favorite Super Hero is Spiderman, you say your favorite Legos is Ninjago (although you don't have any....yet), and your favorite Playstation 3 game is Kung Fu Panda.

3. You're doing simple math. Addition and subtraction, you've got it figured out and you love to be quizzed on it while we're sitting down at the table eating a meal.

4. Your favorite color is green and favorite animal is a T-Rex.

5. Several times a week you tell your sister you love her just out of the blue - yes, you really do although 5 years from now you might disagree with me!

6. You don't like brushing your teeth, trying new foods, coloring, or most things that are girly (typical boy)!

7. You've told me recently you want 10 more brothers and sisters.......(excuse me as a gasp)!

8. You ask a lot of questions, constantly. About half of them don't make sense and I have no idea how to answer them but I try my best because I know this is one of the ways you learn about your environment. My fall back answer for questions that I don't understand is "Because God made it that way". But then you always come back with "But why did God make it that way?". Oh dear, try answering that in a way that you find acceptable! Sheesh!

9. You love snacks, especially cheetos.

10. And finally, you love "collections". You have 4 of them so far: a rock collection, a shell collection, a money collection, and a stick collection. As long as you stay away from spider collections we're in good shape!

So your big day was great! We started off with birthday donuts at the donut shop, went to the gym, came home and you played in the backyard with your new duck fishing game and got soaking wet in the process, and then to Chuck E Cheese. We came home to dry off because we got drenched in the rain leaving Chuck E Cheese's, then had Abby and Andrew come over to play. Later that night Uncle Abraham's family, along with Grandma Nancy and Granddaddy came over. You had a blast.....until.....3am you woke up throwing up and continued to do so for 3 1/2 hours. Poor guy. You, Savannah, and I had to miss Uncle Abraham's graduation which was a bummer but you got some rest and was ready to play some more later that day. Tomorrow is another celebration.....we'll celebrate your birthday again with family and we'll also be celebrating Abby's birthday, Uncle Abraham's graduation, Mother's Day for 5 mom's, and Granddaddy's birthday. Whew! Isn't it lovely? Special times are happening right now....very special.

I love you very much Benjamin. You make me laugh, warm my heart, and you light up my life! I'm having so much fun being your mother. P.S..... you're my favorite son! :)

Thumbs up for birthday donuts!

Savannah was scared of Chuck E Cheese and stayed under the table for an entire hour. Thankfully after an hour she had a dirty diaper and was ready to come out and get cleaned up!