He is now officially a TEENAGER!!!!!

Yes, there is no stopping him now, Jovan is officially a teenager and that makes Lars and me parents of a teenager! Gosh..... here we go! We're all entering this new phase together!

As usual, this post is late.  I know I need to update it more often but seriously, are you guys really interested in our normal, most of the time boring, life? :-p

Ok, let's go straight to pictures now!  The day before we celebrated Jovan's birthday, we went downtown to watch Mavis perform.

Chris was moving and shaking to the music! He likes to dance, a lot. ^.^

And after spending all that energy dancing, he needs to replenish it with muffins and soda!

The beautiful Mavis in action!

It's always a joy to watch professionals doing what they do best.

  And then comes the big day!  Jovan turns 13!

Lighting the candles needs skills..... and lots of moral support!

Ok, let's allow the more experienced ones to do it instead!

 Us!

 And Mavis and Fredrik! 

 They just totally fit in! :D

 One, two, three... blow!

 These guys need to hug more and fight less...

Some of the presents he received...

 

 A massive electronic kit which can do up to 600+ experiments! 

And of course something really fun for everybody!

I hope Jovan enters this new phase of his life with excitement, the urge to learn, not just academically (which of course is still the most important thing in his life right now!) but also about life experiences and of course a little anxiousness won't harm him.  :D And yes, I have heard tons of stories about children who just turn into monsters when they turned teens, the attitude problems and how parents are suddenly their number one enemies... but since there is no way for us to avoid this, why scare myself silly? Jovan has always been a sensible and reasonable kid, yes we have had some downs and sometimes he can really push our buttons, but hey, aren't we all like that as far as our parents are concerned? :-p

We will take one step at a time, learning new ways to communicate, giving rewards and discipline appropriate to him and most important of all, to guide him and give him all the support he needs.  Of course I'm not saying that this will be a walk in the park.  There will be frustration, disappointments, heartaches, tears and angry words exchanged.  Ups and downs are what makes our lives interesting, isn't it?