we kicked off ben david's actual birthday with a special visit at school from marmie and poppy!! ben david was picked up and treated to a very fun lunch at firehouse subs and given a "real" tool box which is now his most prized posession. when he got back, mommy and caroline showed up with cupcakes for the class!!
of course we could not go without doing a "family" party of sorts! this year we had a night out at fuddruckers with our cousins where we enjoyed dinner, cake and of course...PRESENTS!!!
our boys have been fascinated by the "great wolf lodge" in concord for some time now. their friends at school (and teachers:) have come back with glowing reports of the fun they've had. so...ben david's birthday presented a great opportunity for us to take the "plunge" quite literally. caroline got to spend the night with her sweet cousins, kai and audrey, where i think she may have had more fun than we did:) a huge thank you to the wrays for letting her tag along...
needless to say, the adventure was a success!! there were water slides, wave pools, "den-style" bunk beds and even a fun hibiachi dinner to top it off!!:) sadly, my pics at the waterpark themselves did not turn out, so you will have to take my word for it.
not to mention...mom and dad had a pretty good time to trying out some of the big people rides!! it was a great trip and a fun way to celebrate ben david's sixth birthday. 
