SIX YEARS OF BEN

Ben is turning SIX. How on earth did THAT happen? For six years, we have watched him grow from a not-so-tiny baby (9 pounds, 6 oz at birth) to a strong-willed, curious, independent, funny schoolboy. How did the time go so fast? I can hardly remember his learning to crawl, or starting to walk and talk, or the "happy feet dance" he used to do. Now he's 2/3 my height, understands many of the words we used to be able to spell out to keep him from knowing what we were talking about, takes karate and even plays ice hockey (lord help me). Happy Birthday, Ben! Keep learning and growing (but take it easy on your mom, please?).