We have a teenager in the house!

Rick and his friends

Yummy ice cream cake

Rick and Braiden...too cool for a picture :)

New beanie!

Sheesh! He is getting big!

Pumpkin pie for his family B-day Dinner

Our only boy is "13"!  It is hard to believe how big Rick has gotten, but when I look back on all of the fun things we have enjoyed doing with him, and what a joy it has been to have him in our family, we have spent the first 13 years of his life wisely :)  We celebrated him by having a big waffle breakfast the morning of his birthday.  Then he and his dad went to the rock climbing gym for a bit.  After that we had a fun joint birthday party with his friend, Braiden Broadbent.  They both invited friends to come and play basketball games and dodgeball at one of our church buildings.  They had fun goofing around and then we had snacks, ice cream cake, cream puffs and presents at the Broadbents house.  On sunday, we had a family dinner to celebrate.  Rick requested Beef Stroganoff.  We are so blessed to have such a great kid.  Rick is truly a good person.  He is sensitive to others, and such an obedient, hard working child.  One of his gifts from us was a scrapbook of letter, pictures, and advice from close family and friends.  I wanted him to have some things to think about as he enters his teenage years. Some of his favorite things are:  Food: Beef Stroganoff, Orange Juice, Sports: Running, Wrestling, Basketball, Books: Anything by Rick Riordan, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Movie: Finding Nemo, Cars 2, T.V.Show: Psyche, Phineas and Ferb, Family Vacation: Yosemite and Disnseyland-Big California trip, Family Tradition: Summer Camping.