Kenzie's 16th birthday... ACK!

Today is Kenzie's 16th birthday (bet you figured that out by the title... hehe)! She wants nothing, except a car, and stereo, and money. That is it though. She is riding high though and cant wait to get her drivers license. One more tool for her to be able to get away from her mommy and daddy. It is hard getting old.

Everyone is great! I have something that EVERYONE needs to hear! If you take a vacation for your wife's birthday... DONT TAKE THE TEENAGERS!!! I am not kidding at all. Just don't take them. I had planned this little coastal getaway for Brenda for her birthday. Last Wednesday she woke up, looked over at me lovingly and said (fatal words) "Let's take the whole family." What a fool I was for agreeing. I think we both had visions of the coast with the kids when the followed us around on the beach and made sand castles and drew pictures and collected agates and seashells. Not anything like what happened this week... they left us and went to the arcade... they left us and drove to town to look at "chics"... they left us and called their friends back home... they left us and went to eat. Of course, during the evening hours, they were around (for our entertainment pleasure)! They stayed up half the night playing games and being obnoxious. Now, for those of you wondering why I don't have better control of my kids, here is my theory. My kids could always be out doing "bad" or "illegal" things and it just excites me that they are with us. HOWEVER, I think God is starting to put that separation between us to prepare us for them leaving. I say "Get on with it!" ;)

LOVEYA!