Benny Boy is ten years old! This kid brings us so much joy, laughter, frustration, worry, and happiness! Hahaha! Cannot and will not imagine our lives without this crazy kid.
We celebrated Ben with a birthday party. He invited some of his favorite buddies over for pizza, a movie and the candy bar game. They watched Captain Marvel. 
This Halloween picture of Benny makes me giggle. My tough rapper turned hobo halfway through the holiday festivities.
Ten things I want to remember about ten year old Benny Boy:
1. This kid is always moving. Even when he's sitting and watching TV, he's always in motion. At night, when we are watching a movie, he tries to keep himself awake by rolling around, jumping all over. We can always catch him dancing or doing ninja moves.
2. Benny is always making some kind of sound effect or singing a song under his breath. This makes Graham go absolutely bonkers. He's always asking him to be quiet and Ben tries for a minute and then forgets and starts making noises again. Tapping a beat in the car, singing with a weird voice, etc.
3. Benjamin loves to be tucked in at night. He can't go to sleep until Dad or I have gone in and given him a hug and a kiss goodnight.
4. Legos are his game and he will play for a long, long time by himself or with friends or brothers.
5. He went through a strong Imagine Dragons phase and really loved making a playlist he can listen to while he walks Lois around the neighborhood for his chore.
6. Ben sets his alarm for 6:30 on weekends so he can have time watching TV by himself. On school days he sets it for 6:00 so he can get ready quick and have time to watch 2 episodes before leaving.
7. For lunch, Ben eats turkey pepperoni or jerky, sliced green peppers, a granola bar and bag of chips almost every day. He has loved green peppers for a really, really long time.
8. He loves to play games, but has been known to cheat. He gets suuuuper competitive and hates to lose. More than a few card games have ended with Benny throwing cards across the room and stomping off angry.
9. Benny is getting better and better at basketball and has really enjoyed playing the last few seasons. We can't help but giggle when we see him run down the court doing a disguised ninja move or dance step.
10. Ben is a talker. Especially when you get him going on stories or wondering about something in the world. I love spending time with him one on one. He talks and talks and I get to hear what's on his mind.
BONUS: Benjamin is sensitive, fierce, hilarious, emotional, strong-willed, musical, and wonderful. We love our Benny so very much.
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