Happy 16th Birthday Tristan!

 

Friday night the kids braved the icy roads (ok, parents did) and drove to Iris and Anna's 16th birthday!  Bummed because there was going to be a live monkey and the ice storm ruined it!!


It was so fun to watch the kids dance and have fun...


and watch my boy come alive when he finally figured out the girl he wanted to be his real first girlfriend.  World, meet Iris.

Julie and Iris Bell and Anna and Carroll Gurganus who I looooove!!


Anna and Iris


The studs




The professional version


Dance:30!!


She somehow got him to say yes to going to the JSB... it's a BALL.

Tux, button down, the whole nine yards. 

WHAAAAT?!?!


He had a busy fun weekend full of errand and stuff.

Then, Saturday night, he asked Iris to be his girlfriend!

She said absolutely!  How cute is that?

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He's been so happy all weekend and then... well Monday.

This is Tuesday, his 16th birthday and he wasn't thrilled.

But he looooves balloons!

So 16 balloons blown and thrown all over the room!


Some singing.. zero reaction!


But ready and in the car by 7:15am for his driving test!

Oh and yes... smallest little ribbon to signify that he is receiving my old.. his new.. old car!

Hope you love your 2018 Honda Pilot!!


And wishes from friends... and Iris 


And then Dad meets us at the driving school

(I'll leave out what a nightmare that place was...)


and then he passed.  Round 1 - done!  Next stop... DMV on Friday!


I picked T up at school with balloons tied to my car. 

That went by soooo fast!




Iris just so happened to drive him from the student lot to the one I was in. 

I got her to jump out of her truck and take a pic. 

How cute... it's their BirthMonth.  She's a good sport!


Happy 16th Birthday Tristan.

I hope it was more than you could have wished for.

I love you!!  Mom

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