I can't believe I became the mom of a teenager today! My baby boy turned thirteen. With a house full of moving boxes, we had to get creative about how we could celebrate such a momentous occassion. So we drove our birthday boy over to the coast and soaked-up some sun and ate some of Christopher's favorite food. Perk #1 to being a teenager: no longer having to order off the kids' menu!
Tim and I are often told these days that we will hate the teen years. That we will pull our hair out parenting a teen. That life will all-around be terrible with a teen in the house. But we have assured Christopher that he has two choices in life now that he is a teen...to spend these years rebelling against God and pulling away from Him, or to spend these years growing to know God better and bringing glory to Him. I like to believe that although there are certainly going to be bumps in the road (and on the face), Christopher's journey into adolescence is going to be a wonderful and exciting time of joy.
By request, Christopher's cake was VERY chocolate: triple chocolate chunk cake, chocolate fudge icing, and chocolate sprinkles. With Mrs. Fields Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. THAT'S a lot of chocolate!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!!!
(Oops. I mean teenage boy!)
-Mom
Looks like the teenage years are upon you. It will be a wonderful time for everyone. You and Tim have done a great job so far and I know that you will breeze right through it
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