Benjamin is 2!

My little boy is now 2 years old! Benjamin's birthday was on Wednesday, but haven't managed to upload photos before now. I only just posted a long blog (i.e. lots of words!) on Monday, so this will be almost entirely photos.


Coming downstairs in the morning - he thought balloons were the best part and had to be told that the presents were meant to be opened! :-)

Opening his first present! I think Abigail's hair features in quite a few of these photos! LOL

Cars and trucks are his *favourite*

A big wooden Bertie the Bus!

"oooh, there are more presents to see!"

Benjamin's "Bob the Builder cake" - he was verrrry excited when he saw it! And he's had lots of fun with the minature machines afterwards!

Bus/van shaped sandwiches

Birthday lunch

Just before lighting the candles

So, that's all the pics from Benjamin's birthday. I think he really enjoyed the day and he is quite convinced that he's a big boy now! :-) I was carrying him down the stairs the other night and gave him a cuddle and told him he was mummy's little boy (not thinking anything of what I was saying!) but he quickly objected and said "Benjamin is a *big* boy"!

And part of being a big boy, as of 2 weeks ago, Benjamin is now fully weaned (as in, he no longer has his "drink from mummy" to go to sleep at night). So, bedtime routine includes getting into his pyjamas & sleeping bag (after being covered in some sort of cream for his eczema) and then mummy & Benjamin lie on mummy's bed (as Abigail can be too noisy/distracting for him to fall asleep in the same room). He *has* to lay his head on a certain pillow which has a Thomas the Tank Engine pillowcase, and he must cuddle his favourite stuffed Winnie the Pooh. Most nights he's asleep within 5 minutes. He usually asks mummy to be quiet (i.e. no singing), and he makes sure my head is on my *own* pillow, and usually doesn't want anyone touching him when he actually closes his eyes to fall asleep! :-) He likes a few cuddles, but eventually wants hands off while he goes to sleep - a bit of personal space, I guess! lol Anyway, occasionally at bedtime Benjamin is a total chatterbox and will talk for *ages* about anything and everything - complicated thought patterns too! It's quite fun to listen to him talk!

Today we had the monthly homeschool get together. The children enjoyed it, as usual. However, they must have been rather tired out, as both fell asleep in the car on the way home - and remained asleep when they were carried in the house! Here's what they looked like:

OK, off to bed!