It was that time again and as we had done in many years past,

2005
2004 and 2004 party

2003
2001 birthday and 2001 party
and 2000 we were ready to celebrate though we did pause for a second to bemoan that in 2002 my camera was broken and there was a shortage of new digital cameras.

But, this didn't stop us from saluting Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1370 as he picked up his things from the steps ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1371 and found his way into the car to head to school ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1372

Some hours later, the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1373 the decorations were hung ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1374 and Sarah and Ed appeared ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1375 to admire the gold fish (still alive!) ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1376 as we got tortillas and tacos ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1377 and sauces ready ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1378 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1379 and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1380 got ready for the tomato and mozzarella ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1381 as Ben sat down ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1382 and admired all the foods ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1383 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1384 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1385 that would make Ben a happy boy at a Mexican banquet ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1386 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1387 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1388 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1389 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1390 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1391 and I sat around the table ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1392 and at the next round of photos, it was Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1393 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1394 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1395 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1396 me ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1397 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1398 before I admired the decorations ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1399 and did a study in Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1400 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1401 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1402 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1403 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1404 and then another round of Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1405 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1406 Ed ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1407 me ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1408 and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1409 before we admired the sweater for Mackenzie ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1410 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1411 which was too small for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1412 as Jane gathered balloons ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1413 and saw that the sweater was also too small for her ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1414 while she and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1415 were ready for the birthday cookie ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1416 though there was still rice to eat ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1417 and the table had to be readied ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1418 for the cookie ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1419 as the sweater was moved to the bear ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1420 and Sarah showed her badge ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1421 as the cake appeared ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1422 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1423 and Ben blew out the lights ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1424 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1425 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1426 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1427 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1428 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1429 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1430 amusing Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1431 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1432 and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1433 as Suzanne cut ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1434 and Ben consumed ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1435 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1436 as I got my piece of cake ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1437 but decided to do a collage of Ben pictures ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1438 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1439 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1440 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1441 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1442 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1443 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1444 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1445 before Ben started opening presents ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1446 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1447 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1448 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1449 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1450 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1451 until he got to the Vince Carter shirt ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1452 which fit to a tee ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1453 and made him happy as he continued opening ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1454 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1455 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1456 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1457 as the gifts mounted ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1458 to be displayed by all ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1459 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1460 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1461 opened more ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1462 as the robots cranked along ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1463 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1464 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1465 bounced the polyhedron that lit ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1466 as Jane admired the basketball ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1467 and Ben the heroscape ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1468 as he opened ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1469 the new fish ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1470 which made Ben happy ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1471 as we opened the new tank ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1472 cleared the fish from its holding tank ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1473 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1474 added water ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1475 and moved the fish ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1476 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1477 all of which made this a very happy birthday for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1478 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1479 ../../../Sabbat/2006/04.04.06BensBirthday//IMG_1480