Another teenager in the house! I refuse to accept that teenagers spell doom. Teenage years are a great time of growing and brain development and spreading wings. Not done without some pain, obviously, but not a sentence to a terrible time. So, while I may joke about "another" teenager, we aren't disheartened to have a second in the house!
When Natalee turned 13, she and I did a "food hop." Xavier asked if he got to do that and I thought, "sure, this can become a tradition." And thus, the 13th birthday food hop for Xavier took him and dad down to Ottumwa where they could do a little shopping, too.
But first.....breakfast biscuits and gravy.
Oops, he breathed too hard and one biscuit went out.
Swim shoes and a new suit before camp starts.
A fun card from Natalee welcoming him to a new "club."
Mia made him a fun pipe cleaner baseball player!
and drew a baseball diamond...."Xavier Beeler hits a grand slam off Zayden Beeler."
Zayden made a perler bead New York Yankees symbol!
Then mom got a lesson in the difference between a home run and grand slam.
Zayden's excitement at giving his gift was special to me. He sure looks up to his big brother.
So very thankful they have each other.
Then they walked through the dying mall with the purpose of going to the sports store. He was hoping to find a catcher's mask but to no avail....so the hunt continues. Back into the mall to the arcade. Dad said, "he likes the racing games." That bodes well for my future, huh?
And then to Hardee's for lunch. Nothing he loves more than chicken strips and curly fries.
After lunch, to Wal-Mart for birthday shopping and a few camp supplies. Xavier had the choice to shop for his own birthday gift or be surprised and he chose to shop with dad. First they grabbed crocs, and, as Xavier tells it, "spent 20 minutes picking a bug spray." I told him his Dad makes fast decisions about spending lots of money and is slower to choose about spending little moneys. LOL. (In truth, Mike was texting me trying to figure out what we usually get and they didn't have it and and and.....and as he said "there was bug spray in THREE different areas - just why!?").
After breakfast and gifts, Dad and Xavier headed on their adventure. We thought about inviting a friend along but it's kind of special for us to get one on one time with our kids on their special day.
First stop - donuts...
He sent me this picture and told me Xavier was trying to choose between these two sets.
I couldn't wait to see what he chose...imagine how surprised when he came home with both. (wink)
Seems about right when shopping with Dad. But also, as dad said, "he's a real good kid who works hard around here." And that's true, too.
Would you believe that Xavier chose to skip the last leg of the birthday food hop? Even after all the Wal-Mart walking following lunch he couldn't find room for dessert. That's totally okay and I'm glad he listened to his body.
Back home he couldn't wait to tear into one of those Lego sets. It was pretty intense and even taxed his brain a couple of times. Nothing he couldn't handle, though.
He asked for grilled burgers with melted cheese, and we escalated that by frying bacon to put on it, too. Mac and cheese, chips and Grandma Betty dip, and a salad from our garden (that was honestly a little bitter - the heat took the lettuce).
A bonus picture that Grandma Num posted on Facebook....I love it and wanted to "scrapbook" it here.
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