Raising Tomatoes: My Sweet Ben

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

My Sweet Ben

Last week we celebrated Ben's 10th birthday.

TEN. That's double digits, people.

(He adores all things Harry Potter and Star Wars. It was a close contest for whose face would get to grace his birthday cake. )

Excuse me while I get a little choked up and take a walk down memory lane...

Ben,

You are one of the kindest, smartest, funniest people I know. You love to read and write and draw and build Legos. I am so proud of your creativity and your persistence. You are a good friend and a great big brother, and you are loved by everyone who knows you. I adore your quirky sense of humor and generous heart. I love you even more than I did 10 years ago. I am so thankful that I get to be your mama.

I love you,
Mom

1 comment:

mission minded mom said...: AHHHH!!! I need to see more pictures of the boys when they were this age. It reminds me that Em will grow up too fast. They look the exact same. Craziness. Hope he had a great birthday!; July 13, 2012 at 1:16 AM

Post a Comment

Thanks for stopping by!

I am the mom of 4 fabulous kids who keep my life interesting.

In case you are wondering why I called this blog "Raising Tomatoes", it comes from a conversation I had with Ben a couple of years ago. He and I were discussing what we should call Baby Sister when she gets here. He got this really thoughtful look on his face and said, "Hmm, I think we should name her 'Tomato' because that's my favorite food." Since both of my big boys love tomatoes, I started thinking of my kids with this little affectionate term. And thankfully we didn't name her Tomato:)

China Schedule