My Grass Half Full Guy...

One day, when we were walking into the Y
In the frigid cold
While the rest of the world was blossoming
And I was cursing our tundra land still well covered in snow
Ben ran ahead and turned around with a huge smile on his face,
and exclaimed, "Mom, Look!  Grass!!"
and he was standing in the one strip in all of minnesota that actually had unearthed some real ground.

and that pretty much describes my boy - 

always looking on the bright side of life

very quiet, but very positive.

I know that he was sent to earth specifically for me...

to help me see the bright side of life

when I tend to get down in the dumps

Sure do love this guy!

 (no, this is not trick photography,  

and no, the girl next to him is not a midget... she is actually a 'normal' sized kindergartner... 

he really is that tall.)

And to celebrate his recent birthday, he got not one... 

but TWO ultra cool-super-fancy super hero cakes.

(this is a light saber, for those of you who are still trying to determine what the second one is.
He requested a star wars cake...
and I thought - darth vador... not happening
storm trooper... not happening
light saber - straight lines... I can do that :).

Happy Birthday Ben!!

(now please stop growing up so fast!!)