2 Teenagers in the House!

William turned 13 last week. Wow- how fast did that happen?!

He wanted to go to the beach to play mini golf at Ryan's and eat all our favorite beach treats.We went to Rehobeth on Saturday-- we don't usually go on Saturday 'cause it is usually busier than most other days. Ryan's is up on top of a building on the boardwalk and it overlooks the ocean. I like it there--- and since I have taught my son to be thrifty-  it is the cheapest mini golf around. ($4.00 per person) Another reason why William wanted to go there--- last year he won our game and also shot a hole-in-one on the last shot that entitled him to a free game coupon. So for his birthday he wanted to play that free game. (Thankfully I found that little ticket in and amongst some other funland ride tickets) He won the game this year also-- but didn't get another free game-- oh well. The funny thing is that everyone else tied  for 2nd place, so there really was no loser. I don't usually play, I am the score keeper. I was so busy adding, I forgot that I had my camera and so no golf action shots or pretty shots of the ocean. 

We were then getting hungry so we headed to Nicola Pizza- William does not like Grotto Pizza like the rest of the population.








We had to wait a while to be seated. Remember it was Saturday, so a bit crowded.  I realized that I had time to shoot a few pictures here.

Apparently he will not be smiling again until he is 14? 

He really was having a good time- just thinks that he can't smile so he won't. Maybe after the braces come off.

Next we went to all of our regular little places, while a band was playing some nice music from the grandstand.( Yes, a man stepped into my pic right as I shot it. Maybe some day I will learn to edit my pictures.)





We got some Thrashers fries-- (another family blocked stepped into the shot so I quickly ran around them and took this pic from the other side.)





 Yes, as a mom of all boys this is one of the favorites. The sports store.
We end up there every time. Yes, you can get just about anything with
your favorite sports team logo on it.
Right about now my family was questioning all the pictures-- The Indian looking store owners were looking at me strangely. So no pictures of any crazy items.

Now they are getting used to papparatzi-mommi. So they start finding things to pose with. We did not have the gelato. but the big icecream cone with a weird looking tootsie roll straw on top looked fun so they stopped and posed. Then Andrew found the Welcome bear and struck a pose.

It was getting late so we ended the evening at the famous Dolles for some carmel corn.

Apparently William was chewing quickly or trying to eat quicker than everyone else.Just imagine him with the closed mouth smile that he has been using the whole night.

Oh look there is still time left on the meter!. We only put in 18 quarters. Oh and William does have teeth!!