WHAT??? I'm old enough to have a 14 year old?

Caleb & Madi at the bowling alley
Caleb, Madi & Stephen eating cake
Caleb, Jared & Madi at the bowling alley





Caleb turned 14 yesterday. It amazes me when I think of me having a child that old. But no, I am the mother of a teenager and a pre-teen (Jared). Caleb is growing to be a wonderful young man. We are so incredibly proud of him.

He is a funny, young man. He is not interested in many of the things that charm young people most. He is not interested in cell phones or texting, dressing in the style of the day, having a girlfriend, etc. He is more interested right now in doing well in school, playing video games, reading and listening to techo music on his ipod.

For his birthday Caleb wanted to go bowling with friends. Only one of the kids he invited was able to make it to bowling and that was Madison. However, Caleb did have two friends who bowled right after school and he went with them. So he was able to bowl two separate times on Friday. After bowling, we headed back to the house with Madi and her mom so they could play video games. Another friend of Caleb's, Stephen, lives just a block away from us and he joined Madi & Caleb for Wii games. After we had cake, Madi and her mom had to leave but Stephen was able to stay the night.

This last picture is just to show how tall Caleb is getting. We did the official measurement this morning and he has gained over 2 inches since the end of June. Jared has also grown over 2 inches since we moved into this house.