Kaden Turns 14!

April 24th was Kaden's 14th birthday. I can't believe he is 14, wow, time has gone by so fast. He wanted his "big" gift first thing in the morning, which meant I had to get up at a decent time because he gets on the bus at 6:55 A.M! He was very excited about his new camera and off he went on the bus.
He wanted to have cake and ice cream and open the rest of his gift after all the kids were home from school and BEFORE he left for yet another camp out with the scouts.

About the time we were getting ready to do the whole cake singing thing, Uncle Jeff skyped in and so the Burton's in Idaho and Phil's parents were able to participate. I love technology. It was fun to have them here with us.

In addition to his camera Kaden got chocolate, shirts and money. What more could a 14 year old want. Look at all that smoke from 14 candles. Yes, I'm still adjusting to the fact that he is fourteen!!!!!!

Our tradition is that the birthday person gets to choose where we eat dinner. Kaden had his placed picked out for months, probably at least about a year. Outback Steak House. But we couldn't go Friday because of the camp out. So we planned for Sat. When Kaden got home Sat. he was soggy and cold. It had rained the entire night and their tent leaked. He pretty much didn't get much sleep. BUT with his new camera he documented the entire experience, 118 pictures tells the story. Needless to say he was one tired boy. By the time we were ready to leave, he didn't feel like going out to dinner. He was feeling a little sick. The other kids were all looking forward to it and were waiting in the car. . . so we left the poor birthday boy home and went to OUR favorite place El Curumba's and had Mexican food. We felt a little guilty leaving him home, but everyone was hungry and I hadn't planned on cooking (that really isn't such an unusual thing). But he had a great attitude and just needed to rest and get warm. Thankfully he didn't get sick with our trip to Orlando coming up the next week.
He is a great kid.