Anyway, Benjamin turned 11 on October 4th. He is now a Boy Scout. He earned his Arrow of Light and will be receiving it later this month, but he has already been working on Boy Scout rank activities.
He is a great helper, especially with Timothy and Christopher as well as in the kitchen. He likes to cook and help with lunch. He does very well changing diapers too. He will be a great babysitter.
His favorite food is lasagna, which he chose for his birthday dinner. Again :)
Some more birthday presents... Supersonic Saints and a movie about Anacondas...
and a pocketknife.
I'm a little behind... things have been crazy around here with labor for a month... but Liberty is finally here and I will write a blog post about that. This post is about Benjamin, though.
I can't believe he's already 11. 11 years ago he was born during General Conference, or at least right before the Sunday morning session. It was very cool being able to watch Conference in my hospital room. He went with Dad and Michael to Priesthood session this year.
Benjamin is our active boy, but also a voracious reader. He is the one who went to the ER on Dad's birthday with what we thought was a broken nose (which looks a lot better now, by the way) and also is reading his way through the library and our bookshelves. He is in 5th grade this year and starting some new concepts, which he is mostly doing great at.
His favorite place to be is outside on his bike or reading on the couch.
He loves helping, being with his family, legos, building, reading, and being outside. He is talented and learns more every day how to do what is right.
We are blessed to have him in our family.
Happy Birthday, Benjamin, though that is late! -- uncle john
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