Sweet 16!

McKenzie has been dreaming of her sweet 16 birthday party for years. That's a lot of pressure for a mom to pull off! We started off with what we are good at, her special breakfast and presents. Everything she received was for her new car! Ok, not new exactly, but new to her. She had a vision to deck out Baymax to have everything a passenger princess could ever want: illuminated make up mirror, vent scents, perfume, lotion, bobby pins, hair elastics, lotion, brush, gum, lip gloss and probably a dozen other girly girl things that I'm forgetting. She is so excited that she will have the freedom of a car! We weren't able to get her license on her birthday, as last year it was on a Sunday. So she will be getting that tomorrow. 

When we talked about a birthday party, she couldn't decide which friends she wanted to invite, and secretly wanted her friends to throw her a surprise party. I coordinated with Lily to make that happen. While Lily kept her occupied all day, Cambrie, Jacob and I decorated the basement, bought treats and made sure it was sparkly enough for her. Needless to say McKenzie was very surprised to see her friends walk in the door as she was working on her birthday cake.

 The girls spent hours downstairs talking and laughing. Daxton and Kelton made the judgement that teenage girl parties are boring, but it sounds like the girls were having fun.

The next day was the day McKenzie was looking forward to the most-getting her driver's license! She passed her driving test with flying colors. Unfortunately when we arrived at the DMV to register her license we were missing some paperwork. Apparently we needed to have her driving log printed and signed. Because of this we lost our appointment slot, she didn't get an updated picture, and we had to renew it online with her previous photo. In her eyes it was nearly the end of the world. However you wouldn't guess that as she skipped out to Baymax to drive to gymnastics practice by herself for the very first time. She's free!

She is an incredible person who lights up the room as soon as she walks in. She is so positive and wants to make everyone around her feel a little bit better about themselves. I am so proud of everything she does. Happy Sweet 16 Kenzie!