Seventeen!

We celebrated Kevin's seventeenth birthday on July 7th. It's hard to believe that time has passed so quickly!

For his party, we planned a Photo Scavenger Hunt--Central Asia Edition. I won't post many of those pictures here since some were taken in front of a butcher shop. Besides that, a lot of the photos were taken with Kevin's cell phone and they didn't come out very clear. Here is one of the favorites:
The cell phone was a birthday present, and we had some fun with that. I gift-wrapped it, and Randy snuck it into the boys' bedroom after they were asleep. A few minutes before wake-up time, we called Kevin on his new phone. It took him a few minutes to realize what was going on, but he seems to have enjoyed his gift anyway.

In case you're wondering, the Dr. Pepper is a rare treat for us! Occasionally one of the import stores will carry it, but it's a little expensive. They made great prizes for the winning team.