Bennett's 4th Birthday

Bennett's birthday was more of a marathon than a sprint this year. He was so lucky to have Vivi, Grammy and Papaw Fred come in town to celebrate. On his actual birthday we opened presents and had ice cream cake...

When Grammy and Papaw Fred arrived, we went to a favorite restaurant that overlooks the Fishermans' Terminal and he got an ice cream sundae.

When the weekend rolled around, he had dance lessons and then we headed downtown. We rode the monorail:

Had lunch at the Armory:

Went in the MoPop (Museum of Popular Culture):

And killed some time on the playground outside. It looked pretty intimidating to send Bennett up into it alone so both Michael and I took our turns contorting ourselves to fit up in there.

We met up with our friends and rode the monorail back to the city center.

And had dinner at one of Bennett's (and all of ours, really) favorites: Din Tai Fung!

Happy 4th Birthday, Bennett!

The JDRF Gala

Michael was invited to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation gala through his work this year! He knew it was black tie and people told him that people went full gowns-and-tuxes, so we went to work getting everything in order. I rented a dress from Rent the Runway for the first time. It's so cool to be able to rent a dress and not spend a fortune on a dress you'd only wear once. (Even if we were invited to another event, I doubt I'd want to wear the same dress.)

So I picked out 2 dresses and got to select 2 sizes and they sent them to my doorstep! June modeled the one I didn't love as much...

I adored my dress and Michael looked amazing in his tux with a navy jacket! 

The back was the best part!

We had a great time. Bid on some things, won one thing at the silent auction. (A ten-pack of passes to a trampoline park - how sophisticated we are!) There was a puppy that was going to be bid on during the live auction, which we got to see earlier in the night. It sold for... I kid you not... $50,000.

 

So fun getting dressed up for a night!