Happy birthday, Tristan!

Tristan turned 12 on Oct. 23, and his party was today (Halloween). Tristan asked to have a paintball party at a local paintball center.

The teams, suited up.

He invited several friends, and Dad even got in on the action to make the teams even.

It was our first time to play paintball, and I'm guessing it won't be the last. Quite a fun way to spend a couple hours. Everyone started with 100 balls, and the first game went fairly quickly as we learned you have to conserve ammo! We reloaded between games.

Tristan after the second game. An unconfirmed source states that it was his father who shot him in the face. This cannot be confirmed by official sources.

During breaks between games, we had a Halloween cake. More photos on the Picasa site. Kudos for Kelly for venturing into the arena with a mask on to get the action photos.