It has been a pleasure to know Ben-O & enjoy so much history with him, but I never realized how much I caught one of my favorite things about Ben in pics as much as I did til looking through pics this past week. Ben always cracked me up, cuz he'd find his way out to doing something more settled or quiet when the crowd got too much, & I admired him for knowing when he needed those moments & that he'd take 'em no matter what his friends thought about it. He was such a cute kid, & anytime I'd check in on him to see if he was okay in those moments, he'd smile, give me hug & send me on my way. I will miss his hugs & smiles & that lil laugh when he thought he was being clever, which he usually was pretty darn clever!!