Another VERY special birthday!

We have a 16 year old in the house!!! Eeek!


I know it's not much different to a 15 year old (in fact only one day difference) but still it makes me feel 'old'.

Straight away I got the 'can I dye my hair now? Can I get my tummy button pierced now?' questions. All the things I apparently said a few years ago 'When you're 16'
16 COMES AROUND REEEAALLY FAST!!!  I am quickly backtracking.

Unfortunately for Kaysha she was born right in the middle of calving time, and there has only ever been one year when we left farming that she got to celebrate properly on her birthday.  She has always been very accepting of 'rainchecks'.

We feel as parents of three beautiful girls it is of utmost importance that our girls are treated fine and know the qualities they want to look for in a future husband.  So for Mike it is a BIG job that he has to be purposeful about.

So a few days before Kayshas birthday he txt her to ask her out on a dinner date. (so cute!)

 Because Mike wouldn't see Kaysha until he 'picked her up' for the date at night

we decided to do a birthday eve present opening

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And of course we couldn't break the tradition of the window stickers!! When the girls were smaller we always decorated the house the night before when they went to bed and we have had these stickers since Kaysha was about 3.  Now we have to get creative because they go to bed after us most nights. Fortunately Kaysha was out babysitting so we snuck them onto her bedroom window.

Another tradition is sneaking into their room singing happy birthday before they wake up.  I'm very pleased they sleep in these days.

Tahlia home made Kayshas favourite apricot fudge slice.

  

DATE NIGHT!!

He even rang the doorbell! I was bit cagey about letting bearded man  take my daughter out.

I love this photo!

They headed to a nice fancy restaurant (which our girls have only been once before to a restaurant to order an entree, main AND dessert)

And that was how we celebrated! For now anyway, a 'friends' birthday to come after calving.........

Kaysha.....

You light up my world,

with your kind heart,

your gentle spirit,

your beautiful smile,

and for you being YOU!

I love you more than you know and pray that you will continue to grow to be an amazing woman of God and trust in His ways and follow the path He has laid for you,  only you!