Birthdays, broken bones and braces

We kicked off the month of July with Bryce's 13th birthday! I can't believe that I'm the mother of a teenager! My very first baby is 13 years old! He picked Home Town Buffet for his birthday dinner (I think it's gross, but he was in heaven). We gave him money to put towards a new electric guitar, which he's been wanting for a while now. JP gave him a picture that he drew for him way back on his first birthday.

Look at how cute he was on his 1st birthday :-)

13th birthday!!

The whole crowd celebrating at dinner.

As if Bryce's birthday week wasn't busy enough, Blake broke his finger over the weekend. I guess he and Bryce were playing football (with a foam ball!!) and the ball hit his finger at the right angle. I didn't see the finger until Sunday, but it was pretty obvious it was broken. It's a hairline fracture, and he has to wear a splint for 2 weeks. The day we were running around to the doctor, getting x-rays and going back for a splint, Blake also got his palatal expander put in. Poor kid, it was quite a day.