Birthday Pics

Please check Flickr for a bunch of pictures of Benjamin's birthday and the aftermath. We had a LOT of people in our little apartment. I was so focused on chatting with everyone that I didn't take out the camera until most of the presents were opened. If I'm counting correctly, it was a total of 22 people, although the Phalp contingent came an hour late and some people were getting ready to leave. Benjamin had mixed feelings about having all of those older kids in his room and playing with his stuff. He'd go from staring at them in confusion, to giggling at their antics. He was grouchy on and off through the whole thing, but I attribute that to his ear infection and being overwhelmed by so many people. The dogs were really well-behaved and soaked up all of the extra attention. Benjamin got a lot of toys, although some things he's not quite old enough for yet, so we'll put those away for now. We're going to do a thorough inventory of his toys before the move and figure out what's going to be packed away, donated to D.I., or kept.