Teenager!?!

A few weeks ago my baby turned 13!  There is now a teenager in our home.  We celebrated a bit differently this year because he was gone on a week long camp for Week Without Walls at school.  The seventh grade made there way 8 hours south to a beautiful place in the mountains to learn teamwork, confidence, and ecology.  So we went to lunch, opened presents, and then had cake the weekend before.  Then on the 23rd we made our way with five 13 year old boys to the local amusement park.  It was a good time.  Mason had his cell phone and off he and his friends (and brother Dallin) went to ride all the rides that make my stomach spin and neck ache.  We crossed paths to check in with them every once in a while or to get them food.  Mason and friends said it was a big success.

 

The weekend before his birthday.  

 At Fantasilandia with friends!

Mason has a good sense of humor and can make me laugh loudly.  Mason is protective of his brothers (even though they don't always appreciate it now, they will) and family.  Mason is extremely intelligent and can draw conclusions from things he studies that surprise me and leave me in awe often times.  Mason is adventurous and willing to try new things.  He can be stubborn, which can drive a mom crazy and yet make me so proud that he will not back down on his standards.  I love this little guy!  Mason, thank you for making me a mom!