Ben's 5th birthday party

We celebrated Ben's 5th birthday on Saturday with a hayride and bonfire. The weather was gorgeous, about 60 degrees and sunny. Just perfect.

Ben was lucky enough to have both sets of grandparents, Uncle Teb, Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Amanda, Aunt Wendy, Uncle Scott and Keri, plus two friends from school and their parents join us.

This is Ben and Autumn on the hayride.

Aunt Wendy was at the head of the hay-throwing.

That's Aaliyah, Ben, Autumn and Addie.

That's Uncle Scott, Keri, Aunt Amanda, Uncle Jeremy and Aaliyah's parents.

The smores were a huge hit...

I made Ben's Mario cake.

The after-damage. Looks very Picasso-esque.

Heading back to the car, Uncle Scott carried Claire and Addie in the wagon.

Saying goodbye to Autumn. Now Autumn is the girl who loves Ben, like seriously loves Ben. She is all over him any chance she gets. I love this picture of them. Note her tiptoe stance. Note Ben's casual hand on her waist. Autumn is really into the hug and Ben is not so much. Makes me a proud mama.