Tretton= thirteen

  
Stephen turned 13 yesterday. He might also have size 13 feet, but we'd have to measure. He does clock in  5'8", with hands bigger than mine (and that's saying something).


We celebrated the day with some sunshine, eating good food, listening to a book on tape while playing bass lines on the guitar, a soccer game, rope swing olympics (can you do a 360 while swinging and then land on the log? How about a 720? 1080? I think the record was around 6 rotations and still sticking the landing). Phone calls from family and friends. A zoom birthday call with friends from State College. Perhaps quieter than normal.


Swedish waffles for breakfast and homemade pizza for dinner. Elizabeth helped me make a chocolate torte and we took it to Stikki Nikki's, the gelato shop in our building. We now have our homemade ice cream cake!

 

Here's some photos from the years:


The kids meet the Nittany Lion in 2012
Pumpkin farm in 2012

Family photo- 2012

Stephen - age 5

Stephen & Pop in 2012

1st day of kindergarten, 2012- with Elizabeth and Lita (my mom)

1st tooth missing- 2012? 

Eating ice cream, 2013
Winter, 2013-- skiing in our backyard

Hiking Mt. Nittany- 2015

Age 7, size 5.5 feet

Stephen turns 8 and avoids going to the dark side

Easter 2017 with Mimi (the kids' great grandmother, now age 100!)


Oct. 2017
 
Winter 2018
Spring track- 2018?

Spring break 2018- sailing in Granada

Spring break 2018, and some photos from this past year's adventures (2019-2020, in no particular order)
   
 
  
   
 
   









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