Bentley is SIX!
Bentley has lost just one tooth but has a few wiggly ones. He loves trying new things and is SO GOOD about trying all kinds of new foods. Bentley is also hilarious. He says the silliest things. Bentley's little soul is so sweet. It has been since day one. He will compromise and ready to take turns. He shares with Carter and Penny way better than they share with him and he is oh so forgiving.
A couple of weeks ago we had a birthday party for him at home. We've reached the age where the kids get to choose who they invite to their parties... but we didn't think to make a cut off number with Bentley. We thought that because we had his Party on a Wednesday after school that lots of kids would be busy with sports and other weekly commitments. We were wrong. So very wrong. Every single kid came and we had 21 littles running around (our three included). There were multiple times during the party that Brian and I looked at each other and thought... "we're idiots, never again". It was a lot. lol But the things we do for our kids amazes me. Bentley had a BLAST! He chose a BeyBlade theme so I ran with it. No store has BeyBlade party supplies so we had to make all our own but it was fun and Bentley was so grateful that every little detail was worth it.
And because there were so many kids, you can imagine how LOUD singing "Happy birthday to you" was. At one point, our neighbour came onto his deck to make sure everything was under control. It was crazy.
We had an awesome round-robin BeyBlade battle with my parents old Satellite dish that they let us turn into a stadium. It was a BLAST and I couldn't believe how into it every single kiddo was. Everyone was screaming "THREE, TWO, ONE.... LET IT RIP" before launching their bey. It was awesome.
Bentley was also beyond spoiled with gifts and he was so grateful and so happy for each and every one of them. He's been playing for weeks non-stop and always reminds me which friend gave him what. Thank you so much to everyone for making him feel so special.
My Parents stopped by after the party to wish Bentley a happy birthday too and my dad got right into BeyBlades with the boys. I love watching moments like these.
Because Bentley's birthday is Halloween, its always such a busy day. Dressing up for school, special breakfast, special dinner, treats for his class and of course... trick or treating! Nonetheless, its been the best day with Bentley, celebrating him!
We started off right at 7am! Bentley was up and ready to go! Since Brian had to be at work all day and evening we did his gift first thing in the morning! He has been asking for a BeyBlade case and a specific Jurassic Park Lego set. He was so excited to get both.
Penny and I wanted to surprise Bentley with a Spooky dinner so we decorated a bit while the boys were at school. Bentley Requested pizza and ice cream cake for dinner and dessert so we did just that!
We were kinda bummed that Brian wasn't going to be with us Halloween night so we decided to go to visit him before trick-or-treating. He made sure to fill their bags with handfuls of candy and they were so happy!
Next we went to surprise Grandma and Grandpa Reed since it was still a little too early to actually start trick-or-treating. It was a fun surprise and nice to see them!
Our last stop was Grandma and Grandpa Gardiner's house. We decided to walk around their neighbourhood and my mom came with us which was really so nice!
Bentley and Penny went for just about an hour and Carter and my mom stayed out a little extra. They each got a great amount of Candy and treats and Carter made me pinky-swear that I wouldn't eat it when he went to bed LOL. Love that guy!
It really has been a great day for Bentley. I cant believe he is six!
Now to my sweet Bentley.
Our sweet dearest Bentley, you mean the world to Dad and I. You have no idea how much we adore you. Every year with you is such a blessing and that fact that we get to watch you so closely grow and develop into your own little personality really does make our lives feel so rich. You my dear, will do great things. Happy 6th Birthday Bentley, we love you more than you'll ever know!
