Friday, January 2, 2009

Oh no! We have a teenager in the house!

Our very excited brand new 13 year old got the game he's been wanting for a long time now! Actually all the boys and dad play it. It takes a lot of planning and thinking. A good game.
German Chocolate Cheesecake coming right up! Don't mind the interesting display of birthday candles. My darling husband came up with this. We were flooded in and couldn't get regular birthday candles. Fortunately Donovan is a teenager and they don't really care about things like that. Right?

On this day 13 years ago Donovan joined the family. Now and then. Happy Birthday Donovan!






3 comments:

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday to the almost New Year's baby (now teenager!)! Wow, how they do grow up fast!:)
Love,
Michelle

Carrie said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONO!

Chris and Deb said...

You'll have to tell us how it's done when we get there! We still have a year and a half...Good luck!

I just love this picture! The beach...it's the place to be!

I just love this picture!  The beach...it's the place to be!
I think this was in 2004. It was Nephi's first trip to the beach. The boys were all so little! My have they grown.

Meet the Parents...Russell and Candace

Meet the Parents...Russell and Candace
It all started for us when Russell left for Cape Town South Africa on a mission. Candace felt inspired to write him - so she did! We wrote for 3 1/2 years. Candace came home from her mission to the Texas Houston East Mission and we dated for 5 months. We married in July 1994 and have been happy ever after!

Son 1...Donovan

Son 1...Donovan
Our 14 year old boy scouter, 50 miler bike rider, cartoon drawer, computer gamer, book reader, clarinet player, babysitter, 8th grader boy!

Son 2...Christopher

Son 2...Christopher
Our 13 year old, boy scouter, harry potter computer gamer, lego creator, imaginator, book reader, 6th grader boy!

Son 3...Michael

Son 3...Michael
Our 9 1/2 year old drama king, perfectionist (I wonder if he gets that from mom? lol), drawer of many things, 3rd grader boy!

Son 4...Nephi

Son 4...Nephi
Our8 year old keeper of surprises, leg breaker, book listener, lego creator, music enjoyer, 1st grader boy!