Birthday presents

Although Ben opened a few presents on earlier days, and on Sunday too, we celebrated his birthday the most explicitly on Saturday (so he wasn't tired out from school). He enjoyed the cake and ice cream and especially the presents. He got nice clothes and buckets and shovels from Roy and Roberta, and a whole range of things from Aunt Greta and family, most notably a headphone with monkeys on the ears, which he loves to wear to listen to Dan Zanes on his mom's ipod. He got a bunch of things from Dodo, but his favorite was a duck that sings "if you're happy and you know it". He sings along and claps his hands with it. He also took it for a ride on the back of his new ride-on firetruck (from his parents), which he insists on taking to bed with him every night. He is also fond of a new collection of "guys," including some little goats he carefully feeds milk to. It also included a little guy with a charcoal grill and hot dogs, "just like Grandpa and Jan."