The 12th Birthday

We had a lot of fun last week during birthday week.  I still can't believe that our son is going to be in middle school in the fall.  He'll be a TEEN next year!

He LOVES putt putt golf.  When we searched area putt putt places about three weeks ago, ProPutt came up first.  Of course he wanted to go there.  He loves golf holes where you hit it into one hole, it rolls into a pvc pipe, and comes out somewhere else.  He loves Rube Goldberg type machines (chain reactions.)  He calls these holes "pipes".  When we drove by a couple of weeks ago the place was all grown up.  There was grass and weeds everywhere.  He has been PRAYING for the place to open and for them to mow.

What'd ya know... when we drove by on his birthday it was mowed and OPEN!  We had the whole place to ourselves.

Dad fixing his hat...he's not a fan of backwards hats.

Speaking of hats... he really wanted the people at the Mexican place to sing happy birthday to him and wear the big hat.

It's still hard to get a great picture of him with a regular smile due to his outgoing personality 24/7.

That's okay.  That's one of the things I love so much about him.  You never know what you're going to get.

I don't let him have a lot of sugary drinks at home.  He's thrilled that he "got away" with ordering POP -- Mountain Dew to be exact.

Here's a picture of when grandpa came down to our house for his birthday.  He lives up the street.  We see him often.  He comes to all of the baseball games.

He got an hour nap between another putt putt place in Medina to bowling practice with the high school.  He always tells me not to take his picture while he's sleeping.  I never listen.  I just can't help it.  Hmmm.  I wonder where our son gets his "not listening or following rules attitude."

Yes, practice bowling with the high school in 6th grade.  Woohoo!  He loves bowling.  We have awesome coaches!  I have a feeling he's going to learn a few things this year.

Birthday lunch at Dragon Buffet in Medina, Ohio.  Yum!  He told me he's 12 now and didn't need my help at the buffet.

Putt Putt at Rinky Dink Miniature Golf in Medina.

Love this pic of us!

His new shirt says "Share the Love".  It's a YouTube thing.

Starting his "teen" attitude early, I guess.

He woke me up early to remind me it was is birthday.  LOL.

Below is another area putt putt place called Sluggers & Putters.  It is one of our favorites.  One of the teen workers (Manning) even gave Owen a shirt for his birthday!

Oh that attitude!

That look when he makes a great shot!