Happy Birthday, Ben! You are my other half, my best friend, and the source of my greatest laughter.  May God bless you with many more birthdays to come.

This pic is from our date last night.  While a wonderful friend, Claire, watched the boys (direct quote from Payton while we were gone- “Claire, Claire, my nose exploded”), I took Ben to supper at the local Irish pub, after which we went shopping at Winners, grabbed some apples and oranges at Safeway (parenthood doesn’t stop for a date) and then we went to see Moneyball.  It was oddly intriguing.  Today we have a pizza party with friends and cheesecake for the birthday boy!