Happy Birthday Ben

1978-Ben's 3rd Birthday

1979-Amy, Audrey, Cody, Susan(Mom), and Ben

1980-Audrey, Grandma Vance, Ben, and Cody

1982-Ben and Lason Barney(Best Friends)

My siblings had a little fun with me today over email, and I thought it would be fun to share.  This is how it all started courtesy of my brother Jonathan.  I tried to replay to their roasts.

Jonathan

Maybe we can tell our favorite memories of Ben.......Here's mine.

I remember when Ben suplexed me on Mom and Dad's bed and popped my rib out of place. I still have the lump on my chest to prove it. I also remember when Ben would make me stand out in the yard with my shirt off, while he would shoot me w/the B B gun, adding an extra pump with every shot.

Happy B-Day Brother!

-You are never going to let me forget this one are you?  Sorry Bro…

Next was Cody's:

Hum...I think I have a birthday memory or two for Ben.

#1 How about the time when Ben pooped his pants when we were all playing outside and he said, "Girls, I think it's time we go in now!"  Did I mention the poop was down his leg!

       -Still hate to stop what I am doing to go to the bathroom.  Daimon also inherited this…

#2 How about the time when Ben told Jimmy Overson, "Cody wears a bra!"  Oh-thanks a million brother!!!!!

     -What are brothers for…

#3 How about the times when Ben chased me around the house with a fly swatter when mom and dad were gone.  I would have to cry so that Ben would stop!  Well, actually one time I threw a boot at his bedroom door and made a hole in it because I was so mad at him!

     -Cody was nicer than Audrey…She hit me in the head with a pan and when that didn’t work she stepped it up and kicked me in the nuts…I stopped!

#4 How about the times when Ben would lay in his bed in the morning telling mom that he was sick so that he didn't have to go to school!

     -It worked every time…

#5 Remember when Ben got into drawing the Bald Eagel!  Mom was so pround and Ben was too! 

    -I still have it…

All in all Ben is the best little brother a sister could have!

Happy Birthday 34!!!!!!!!!!

Cody

Next came Audrey:

Happy Birthday to my little Brother Benjarmin Dewitt Brown!!  I think you look so good for your age of 34!  Hope you have a wonderful day today!

Memories of Ben:

When Ben played on Peanut League Baseball he used to yell at his teammates when they would miss the ball or mess up!

-That wasn’t very nice of me…But they still should have caught the ball…

When Ben started wrestling on the team with the Barney boys, I used to hate going to watch him wrestle because I thought he was getting hurt and I wanted to cry for him!

-If I am telling the truth…I cried at my first tournament, but mom wouldn’t let me quite…

I remember when Ben was a freshman and he got his first girlfriend "Tessa" .  At a football game tessa was cold and Ben gave her his jacket to wear.  I remember I was so embarrassed!

-Ladies Man!

Ben tried out for Freshman class president coming straight from Pomerene School and believe it or not he Won!  He was a popular kid!

-What was I thinking?

Me and Ben had to square dance and Gineva Sherman was our teacher. 

-We would try to hide in the tree house when it was time to go to practice.

Ben let me cheat off his Algebra tests and I copied all his homework.  Ben helped me pass Algebra!  Thanks Ben

-I think half the class would cheat off me.  I believe this was the path to your desk (Jen Florais to Max V. to Tommy A. to Robert Rize to you and back from there….).  Mr. Richards was clueless…

Love,

Audrey

Amy finished it off:

Wow the memories we all share!

#1  Ben used to trap me and Jon in the corner of Mom and Dads  bed and beat us with a pillow!

   -I thought we were having fun…

#2  Ben got up in front of the whole school and busted out a solo for Benson Union High School when no one new he had such talent!

   -Superstar

#3 Ben posed for his senior picture with no shirt on and put a  basketball in one hand and blue jeans on his bottom end.

   -Not senior pictures, I was getting my missionary pictures.  Audrey’s roommates all asked for the no shirt picture.

#4  Ben played barbies with me and was the taxi man driver.  I wonder if he still plays today!!!!!!!!!

   -Yes, still like barbies…

Kelly comes to my rescue:

Oh Yeah!  My baby’s still got it at 34!! 

It’s a good thing Benny did all his teasing and torture in his younger years, sorry you had to bare the brunt of it JB! He is just sweet as pie now! 

~KB