Ben's Birthday

We celebrated Ben's 4th birthday yesterday. We had a bunch of friends & family over for a pool party & did a "finding Nemo" theme (it seemed appropriate for a pool party). The weather was beautiful & we all had a wonderful time. Ben still wears a vest when he swims but this year he's swimming better than ever, He's very confident & swims all over the pool ( of course we always watch him like a hawk & stay close). He's so funny b/c he loves "jumping" off the steps into the pool. He does this great big build up & then sort of slides into the pool instead of jumping. He thinks he's Greg Louganis & we always make a big fuss.
Ben always loves cake & candles & singing but this year I think he really understood that everyone was singing for him. He was so cute b/c he had this huge grin but was also kind of shy. It was also the first time he really got into blowing out the candles. It was really sweet & lots of fun to watch.
Hopefully, if the diet works, it'll be a long time before he can have cake & ice cream again. So I'm so glad we had a big party. And I'm so glad we had so many loving friends & family to celebrate with us. I posted a link to pics from the party (actually Ted did it, I couldn't make it work!)
Hope you enjoy them.