Twelve!

This cutie...

 ...is already TWELVE years old!  My kids are growing up way too fast.  It kinda makes me sad.  

Lucky for him, his birthday was on Saturday, so he invited a few friends...

Carter, Jacob, Justin, & Sam  (His buddy, Brock met us a little later as he had a baseball game.)

...to go to Austin's Park n' Pizza!  We met his cousins there and his Grandma & Grandpa Matheny are visiting from Oregon so they came too! 
His favorite thing was the go-karts...

But the girls liked the rock wall the best...

We stayed until they closed (10:00 p.m.) so on Sunday, after church, we had his favorite dinner (hamburgers, chips, and watermelon) and, per Carter's request, an ice cream cake...

...just like Taylor's!  I told you it was a hit.  :)  Check out the candles, they glow the color of the candle itself.  Pretty cool, huh!

Then he opened presents...

...while we watched.

~Lauren & Grandpa Matheny~

Then we all played a really fun card game called Bang.  Now, if only they could grow up just a little bit slower?  Yes, that would be good.  :)

Happy Birthday Carter!  We love you!!!