Disney!

We had so much fun at Disney today! I realized on the ride over that we spent Ben's first day as a three year old at Disney and today is Ben's last day as a three year old. It has been an amazing year. A friend told me that Ben would go from looking like a toddler at age 3 to looking like a little boy at 4. She was exactly right! It is killing me to look back at old pictures and see how much he has grown in one year. I can't say enough how awesome Ben is and how rich our lives have been with him. He amazes us every day.

Back to Disney........

The park wasn't too crowded, so we got to ride more rides than we ever have in one visit with Ben. Jeremy, Cindy and I were in and out of Thunder Mountain in less than 15 minutes! Ben loved Dumbo and riding the Walt Disney Railroad. He also rode the tea cups, race cars, jungle cruise and carousel. He didn't want to go on It's a Small World for some reason. It was getting late in the day so I think he was ready to chill. We grabbed some popcorn and found a spot in Frontierland to sit and watch the parade. Ben has watched a lot of Disney Junior this past year, so the parade was extra special. He knew a lot of the characters and waved at them all! It was really neat to watch his excitement. We stayed at the park until 5:00, then headed back to our hotel for showers and dinner.

Here are some pictures of our special day.

 

Dinner at T-REX

We had dinner at T-REX restaurant in Downtown Disney tonight with Grandma and Grandpa Byrd. Ben got to dig for dinosaur bones while we waited for dinner! This restaurant is similar to the Rainforest Cafe; the dinosaurs and other creatures come alive every 15 minutes. It was a really fun experience. The staff sang an early birthday song to Ben and he had chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. The cake comes out with a "volcano" in the middle, smoking with dry ice. It was very cool! We explored Downtown Disney the rest of the evening, then walked back over to our hotel for a good night's rest. Disney World tomorrow!

Parent Night videos

This is Ben's class saying "The Pledge of Allegiance"

Parent Night at BPE

Jeremy and I were proud parents at Babson Park Elementary's parent night this evening. Ben and his friends sang songs, answered questions and showed us everything they have been learning over the past five weeks. I can't say enough wonderful things about the preschool program at BPE. We are so lucky to have Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Monk in our lives for the next two years. Here are some adorable pictures from this evening:

Ben and Reagan

Easton and Katy-Grace

no idea why his tongue is out, ha!

dancing to "If you're happy and you know it" with Daddy

Reagan, Ben, Lilly, and RJ

Easton, Katy-Grace, Kade and Callie

He had his thumb up ready to answer a question!

reading their letter B chart

singing and dancing to the Bear Hunt song

This is Ben's picture with the medal on orientation night. The bulletin board has pictures of all the children with medals and it says "We're All Winners in Pre-K!"