Thursday, July 21, 2011

Caleb Turns Thirteen!

I'm the mother of a teenager.  Wow.

But he's a young 13; still very naive and definitely not too cool for his parents or too cool for anything, really.  I love that about him.

It was a fun day of celebration.

There were a few presents first thing in the morning.


Then a few more before heading off to lunch with friends.

The Rock's pizza buffet is the perfect place for a bunch of hungry boys.  Caleb didn't mind my presence but I still decided to sit alone at the next table to allow the boys some parent-free space. 


His belly was full of Sprite and pepperoni but when the waitress surprised him with a special birthday dessert, he found a way to shovel it down.  Awesome!



We headed into Seattle for a tour of Safeco field but since we had a few extra minutes, we stopped at Gameworks for some arcade fun.






The tour of Safeco was a whole lotta fun and interesting, too.













The Mariners even surprised him with a birthday gift bag.  A new bobblehead, towel, jersey and hat.  How nice of them.

And for our final stop: Krispy Kreme donuts.

What more would a sports-loving teenage boy want?

Happy Birthday Caleb!

5 comments:

Granny said...

What a great celebration for a terrific thirteen year old! Where have those 13 years gone? Welcome to your teenage years Caleb.

Sarah said...

Happy Birthday Caleb! I'm sorry I wasn't able to call to wish him a happy birthday- but will soon and get the full details. The party looked awesome!

Jen Childers said...

I can't believe he's 13! It looks like his birthday was super fun! Happy Belated Birthday Caleb :)

Camille said...

Hunter had such a special day celebrating with Caleb. That was the perfect party for Caleb, I'm not sure what you can do to top that next year. :)

Lucy said...

Happy Birthday, Caleb! You are a wonderful teenager and I love your smiling face in all of these pictures.