Happy 13th Birthday Nate and Zach

Well, it's official. We now have 2 more teenagers in the house! These boys are so full of energy but also so full of love. We went all out for this big birthday milestone and they were both so appreciative of all the work that went into making it special.

A year ago, I began making them t-shirt quilts from Erin's old t-shirts and artwork. This week I finally finished them up and they loved them. They are more lap size, but they like to sleep with them.






Nathan got a Santa and reindeer lego set and Zach got a new fishing pole from me and Mario. Eric and Nicole (Eric's new girlfriend) got Nate a magic trick kit and puzzle and Zach some fishing gear. We had homemade donuts and scones for breakfast and went out to Pie 5 for dinner.










On Friday night, we had an Escape Room birthday party for the boys at our house. I found an idea on line and added to it to make a great Zombie Apocalypse room. The boys had to make a vaccine to save themselves from the zombies. They had 45 minutes to do it before the zombies invaded and both groups did it in exactly 30 minutes. It was a lot of work putting the room together but it was worth it. All ten boys had a great time and all were very appreciative. One thing that has always impressed me is that all my kids seem to have the nicest friends. What a great group of young men! They all worked together really well in their groups. Nathan invited Griffin, Kaden Mellars, Xavier Walker, and Christopher Kosmicki. Zach invited Liam Webber, Ian, Blak Thorpe, and Ethan Yorgeson.















Now wish me luck as we embark on the teen years with these two awesome boys! I'm so glad they have each other and a great big brother to help them navigate through these tough years.