Chad enjoyed a great 13th birthday that continued for a whole week! Mom and Dad came for our anniversary service and during that time, we celebrated Chad's birthday a little early. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for bringing him into the teenage years with an........ iPod and Madden 08!
Chad, being his normal "socialite" self, shared his gifts with whoever he could! It wasn't enough for him to just enjoy the music himself, but he connected Phil up and they walked around as Siamese Twins that Sunday!
He also shared his Madden 08 game with the Bernard's evangelist, Bro. Michael Easter. At church Sunday night, Bro. Easter just knew that he could beat Chad at Madden. So, on Labor Day, we received a call from the Bernard's saying that Bro. Easter would like for Chad and Cameron to come over and play!! Well, Cameron went first and lost. This made Bro. Easter a little proud, but Cameron doesn't play it that much. Well, as we all played Phase 10, we kept getting updates from the Chad vs. Bro. Easter game and he was not happy. The first game was 45 to 7.....Chad won. In fact, Chad won every game....all 6 or 7 of them. Even on Bro. Easter's PlayStation version! Bro. Easter came down at the end of it all with his shoulders tight, his legs sore and he was ready to go back to the evangelist's quarters!!! It was really neat for Chad because he already loved Bro. Easter and his preaching and got a really great touch following the message Sunday night. Chad also got to help pray with a young man as he received the Holy Ghost Sunday night - a new young man who had been making fun of the way we worship just a couple Sunday nights ago!
And school started this week..... Here they are (below) in the yearly first-day-of-school photo! Really, they are starting off well. Much better than last year when everything was new.
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Our son, Todd, turned 16 last week and we took HIM to Dave & Buster's, too! Check it out: http://inhistime.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/16-years-old/
I'm not sure if this link will work, but I'm going to try.
Your boys look like they have a lot a fun being brothers. :)
Actually, Tena, I got the idea from your post! LOL! We had thought about going there before - but didn't really know what it was - so when I read your post and saw the pictures, I KNEW the boys would really enjoy it. Thanks for the great idea!!
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