Ben is 4

Another year...another birthday. Ben turned four last 6 July. He agreed not to have a party in school anymore, but we did have a small merienda here at home last Saturday (8 July). It felt kind of weird actually. I was looking at old pictures of Ben, back when he was a baby, and realized that if it weren't for the pictures, it's hard to remember what he looked like back then.

Anyway, on his birthday, we just took out some food from Country Chicken (pancit canton included for long life, of course). He was fine with that, even ate quite a bit of pansit. Then on Saturday, the little house was pretty filled up with people. (Roll call: Papa, Kuya Tony, Auntie Delan, Auntie Anay, Kuya Toti, Jojo, Daniel, Miguel, Tyung Dante, Tricia, Ate Mabel, Cathleen, Ate Nini, Jovin, Janina, Syobe, Iñaki, Borseg, Andy, Julie, Lysander; later in the night Veron, Dave, and Gwen came by too). We had spaghetti, chicken, and veggie salad. The highlight was Ben's birthday cake: Thomas the Tank Engine. He didn't eat it though, he just blew the candle and decided he didn't like the fact that his lips turned black and blue when he ate the cake. All in all, it was a fun celebration. Of course, pictures were taken and here are some of them:
On the day itself, just before he went to school
Ben's happy birthday banner...walang creativity ang nanay
top view of his birthday cake
front view of his birthday cake
side view of his birthday cake
with his small "handa"
with Ate Cat, Ate Syobe (with whom he shares a birthday), Ate Janina
blowing the candle
the oldest member of the Tan Family with the youngest generation
birthday boy and Nanay
birthday boy and Lolo (the dark lips courtesy of the cake's icing)
with Gwen

For other photos, go to Ben's 4th birthday