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another teen in the house--james 13th b-day (april 2016)

A little later in April, we had another exciting event: James officially became a teenager! Cementing mine and Kevin's new status as old people;). Okay, maybe middle aged??

It wasn't James' friend party year, but he still had a pretty awesome time going to Laser Quest with Kevin, Mae, and Porter. 

Kinda a dark picture, but it was the only one at Laser Quest with K in it!

Who, by the way, was pretty darn excited about his mad laser tag skills;).

After Laser Tag James got quite the birthday meal when Kevin took them all to Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse--one of our absolute favorites! Man, was I jealous!!

And of course, we finished off with a family party and gifts. 

To name a few ... 

Spikeball! So much fun!!


$$ from the Grams!

And a few new balls for "tips", our made-up backyard trampoline game.

To top off the celebration, we enjoyed a pan of delicious mint brownies. Visually they turned out a bit wonky;), but still tasted amazing as always. 

Love this resourceful, hardworking, and responsible son of ours!! He is a natural leader and loyal friend, and I am constantly in awe of his goodness and abilities. 

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