I Have a Teenager!

 It's been an eventful month. Not only did Damien start 8th grade, but he's 13! Wow...

In other news, Scott had decided to move back to Maine and left at the end of August, right after the school year started. No comment. 

Damien's Uncle Robbie came to help Scott with the big move. Here they are having fun at the park together :)

School open house. I had to practically beg Damien to let me take this picture lol.

First day of 8th grade!!!

It was a little bit disjointed, but I think Damien had a great birthday this year :D

Scott came over and we celebrated Damien's birthday a couple weeks early with pizza, cake, and a big surprise.

Singing "Happy Birthday" lol

Blowing out the candles

Yum!

Scott and I did a joint gift this year

A brand new computer! (Scott built it)

Excited to play some Roblox on the new PC

Then on Damien's actual birthday...

I grabbed a dozen macarons from a Fargo bakery. Damien had been wanting to try them for a while. They were so good! Out of all 11 flavors, my favorite was pistachio and Damien's was vanilla.

Me with the birthday boy! I'll never admit he's taller lol

We went to Pizza Ranch for lunch that also has an arcade

We had fun playing the different games

Damien reached his goal to get enough tickets for this toy shotgun

When we got home, Damien opened his presents from Great Grandma and Tom

He received a Roblox gift card for Robux, a shower bomb (since he no longer takes baths apparently), and some handmade soaps. The colorful one smells like Fruity Pebbles cereal.

Unfortunately Grandma and Grandpa Hanks' gift was delayed in arriving, even though it was initially ordered weeks in advance. Oh well.

It's a soft, comfy chair for his gaming room! Now he doesn't have to take naps or watch TV on the floor anymore.

As always, thank you to everyone who made Damien's 13th birthday special!

Just adding on a pic from last weekend. I love the fall colors!