J's 16th Birthday

Our 2nd son turned 16 on January 2nd. With his birthday coming on the heels of the holidays, it sometimes doesn't get the hoopla that summer birthdays get. But this year we spread the celebration out over several days. The Miller aunts supplied a cake at our New Years Eve gathering with family.

I ordered this cake for him and served it at school for his party with the High School.  

 

 Take a look at his birthday gifts- I bet you can't guess what his hobby/interest is.

Even the book from grandma fit the theme.

The weather didn't cooperate to go snowboarding on his birthday, so we went bowling instead. His first time bowling and he won the last game. He also invited a couple guys to go with him one evening for some virtual bow hunting at the sporting goods store.

Of course, the big deal about turning 16 in our state is because you can graduate from a driver's permit to a driver's license. He successfully passed his road test yesterday. I was so nervous for him that I had a stomachache, but he passed with a near perfect score. Sigh of relief, knowing I have 4 years before I have to go through that again. Happy sigh this morning as I watched my 2 scholars head off to school by themselves for the first time. What's not to like about one's children growing up and becoming independent? (Sorry, I'm just not one of those wistful "freeze time" mothers.)