Some photos from Bennett's 9th bday

A Bakugan Birthday and More...

Bennett got a bunch of Bakugan for his birthday which he was very excited about...and as you can see Mark couldn't figure out! He also had a cake made of glazed donuts (his favorite).

He also got this cool present from his Nana...it is like an Easy Bake Oven for boys. It makes gel bugs! Check it out!

And of course blowing out the candles

Some Random Birthday Photos:

Happy Birthday to Bennett!!!

Newsflash: Bennett Lanier turns 9 years old today!

His parents are officially old!

Our most fabulous son and apple of our eye, Bennett Ryder Lanier, turns 9 today. Officially he will turn 9 at 10:22pm.

This has been a big year for Bennett. It was full of finishing the 2nd grade and starting the 3rd. Playing but not loving to play soccer, mastering guitar hero, learning to play the real guitar, and learning to play chess. He also has become the master of building paper airplanes and is teaching himself to draw. He knows all the words to the theme song of Phineas and Ferb :) and loves to make goofy videos for youtube. Oh and let's not forget that his favorite curse word is CRAP (ugh). This year Bennett experienced the passing of his dear puppy Rhosie and also got a new puppy, Murphy. Overall he is continuing on his quest to being just a great kid. As he gets older he gets more confident and has a group of really nice friends that he hangs with on a regular basis.

Today he will spend his day by having his friend Christian over to play during the day and his friend Nicky is coming to make pizzas with us tonight. On January 5th he is having a paper airplane birthday party. Which is BOYS only :)

Happy Birthday Bennett, we hope it is the best yet. We love you.

Another Movie Review for YOU!

Marley & Me

So this movie was made for the Laniers. We went to see it on a dreary Sunday morning with plenty of rain and grey outside...in other words a perfect day for a movie! Marley & Me is about being a family. It shows the ups and downs of family life and how you still somehow stick together through it all. There were parts of this movie where we laughed so hard because we had all done the exact same thing with our Marley...Drake! Marley was no ordinary dog and either is Drake. Just this morning I chased her around a desk trying to get a baggie of food from her that she had swiped from the kitchen counter. She of course got half of the baggie and ate it baggie and all, and somehow we forgive her and move on because she can lay down on the floor with Bennett and give him a big hug (yes she hugs) and make him laugh the biggest belly laugh you have every heard. We definitely recommend this movie however bring your tissues...we all cried.

Merry Christmas!

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