KadeO turned 13 in August!  An official teenager, although he's looked like a teenager for many years!

He talked Grandma and Uncle Jeremy into a new golf bag.

We got him those drippy sunglasses back in June for the baseball season (in case anyone isn't up on the cool words, "drip" means flashy, fancy, bling).  We were on vacation on his actual birthday so his uncles took him golfing.  Erik couldn't go because he was battling a bad case of gout at the time.  All in all, I'd say his 13th birthday was a success!

Smiled for mom...

...then did the face he actually wanted to make.

Teenagers don't smile, apparently.

Opening his cards and gifts at the cabin

A few pictures from vacation...

Golfing for Kade's birthday

 

Some friends of ours gave us their old pitching mound.  I can't say it was used all that much but Kade looks quite focused this one time he was on it 😆

Oh would you look at that!  Mason is fishing!  Weird.

We took a trip to the zoo with the cousins this summer.

It was hot but we still had fun!

Kade hanging out with his buddies downtown for Thursdays on First

And finally the last tournament of the season!  It was a wood bat tournament.  They did ok but one game ended up going 10 innings and they lost by 1 run.  All momentum was lost after that, unfortunately.

Disappointed in their loss...except Porter and the photobomber, Mason 😂

Typical Mason and Noella

They start out dry and innocent...

Mason helps coach his little cousin in fishing...

Noella gets distracted by shiny things in the water...

And finally, Noella gives direction while her "up for anything" cousin does the dirty work 😆