Ben's 12th Birthday Celebration

 On April 16 Ben turned twelve years old.  Here is a look at how we celebrated him this year.

 

On his birthday eve we had friends in town who invited us to supper at Hotel Antigua.  After our delicious meal, they had the waiters sing to Ben and present him with a dessert.  

 

 

 

When we returned home we sent the boys to bed, and I stayed up to decorate the kitchen.

 

He did not choose a theme this year, but when I saw these gaming themed balloons I knew they would be perfect.

 

Ben asleep on his birthday eve.

 

He had chocolate chip banana pancakes for his birthday breakfast.

 

We took several photos before we started our school day.

 

For lunch we had a mother & son outing to McDonald's.  It was great one on one time and might be something we do again in the future for his birthday.

 

The main reason he wanted to eat at McDonald's was so that he could try their blue raspberry Sprite.

 

We returned home for dessert.  Instead of a cake, this year he wanted a lemon pie.

 

birthday pie

 

For supper, we enjoyed a family meal at Ta'Cool.

 

His party invitation.

 

 

He got to choose a few friends to go to Sky Zone.

 

 

 

Pizza lunch at Sky Zone after a morning of jumping and playing.

 

Ben's 1st through 10th birthday photos

 

 

11th and 12th birthday photos

 

 

Our family celebrating Ben's 1st through 10th birthdays

 

Our family on Ben's 11th and 12th birthday

 

The day he was born.

April 16, 2012

Guatemala City, Guatemala

 

 

Ben's birth video