Happy Birthday Ben!

We had a fabulous time celebrating Ben’s 7th birthday yesterday. Ben got to plan the whole day. He opened presents first thing. Nate made crepes for breakfast . . . mmmmmm crepes. Ben built his new Darth Maul lego ship (aka "the coolest ship I’ve ever had"). We went to Taco Time for lunch and then went swimming at the Clearfield City Aquatic Center. The kids had tons of fun at the pool. We finished the night with pizza, a cool Star Wars cake, and a sibling slumber party. It was a fun family day.

Ben loved the independence of being tall enough to go anywhere he wanted in the pool.
He is a fish in the water.

Elise finally mastered balancing in a life jacket, but still wasn’t great at getting around.
Emily was a good sister and gave her a little rescue tow whenever she needed one.

Abby was happiest hanging out next to the hot tub and having us splash warm water on her legs. (I’m not sure what’s happening with the off the shoulder look. We’ll have to have a little talk about modesty.)

Ben loved his Star Wars cake and the matching shirt from Grandma Reatha.

Abby got to have her first taste of ice cream. She was not a fan.

(She's not crying, just pulling a face.)