Saturday was the last of the celebrations for our new seven year old. As Ben’s gotten older I’ve realized the amazingness of out of the house parties. The kids get to do a fun activity and I don’t have to spend hours prepping or cleaning up. Win! Ben’s really into art so we decided to try out a canvas painting place in our town. These types of places are pretty popular right now and considering they provide everything and clean up, it was well worth the cost. The kids painted The Flash symbol, and ate pizza and cake before Ben tore threw the presents.

Today’s a two post kind of day because our first, littlest “baby” turns 7 today. Technically at 11:49pm, but let’s face it, I’ll probably be asleep. Ben has grown SO SO much this past year. He’s reading, full on swimming, and riding his bike without training wheels. He lost his two front teeth and one bottom one and started the 1st grade at a new school where he’s doing better than ever. We’re still working on listening, calming down, and keeping the attitude in check, but I can see him growing and becoming more mature right in front of my eyes. He is the BEST big brother and Jack continues…