Sweet 16 Success

Our sixteen year old has had a very successful weekend.  She officially earned her driver's license, opened her first checking account and most importantly celebrated a very special Sweet 16 Birthday Bash with over 30 of her closest friends.



She had decided on a poolside theme that included dinner, music, games and a bonfire. She even requested that her guests wear tropical clothing. Little did we know that the temperatures would drop into the 40's which added a little more excitement to the party.











I didn't want to hover around the teenagers taking pictures so I set up an Instagram photo booth instead.



I love how when I wasn't looking someone grabbed the chalk and our board quickly became an unexpected decoration.





This picture is the closest I came to getting a group shot.  I needed a wide angle lens because there were even more of her friends to the far left.




Even though you cannot see all the kids you can certainly hear them, click here

Happy 16th, Mackenzie!

Sweet Sixteen

Today at 2:56 pm Mackenzie officially turned 16 years old.  She has a "Sweet Sixteen" party planned in the next week but we still wanted to celebrate this special day.  We had balloons delivered to her high school, hung a sign in the yard and treated her to a dinner of her choice. Happy Sweet Sixteen, Mackenzie! More party details to come.