Brenden’s 13th Birthday

We celebrated Brenden’s 13th birthday while in Savusavu, as well as Jonathon’s and Victoria’s, so it was fun that all the kids got to be together this year. Last year for his 12th birthday Brenden was brooding over the fact that Lady Carolina had left us in Tonga, so I’m really glad it worked out that Fluenta stayed in Savusavu. Brenden’s request for his birthday was, “Pizza, pasta, cookies, and ice cream.” And we were able to deliver on all accounts.

It’s hard to believe that “baby B” is now a teenager, although at the same time it’s not. As with every year, he seems to be right where he should be.

We hadn’t gotten Alex a 14th birthday present yet even though it was well over a month since we celebrated it, so Tim went all out and got the boys a surfboad and a kite for kitesurfing (purchased from our friends on Eleutheria.) The surfboard is a big improvement for dinghy surfing over their other foam Costco boards, but they still haven’t dedicated the time to master the kite.