Sweet Sixteen! Happy Birthday Riley

This is why I was afraid to start a blog! I knew one of these times, it would take me forever to update it, and it has! Anyway lots of exciting things!! I have a driver now! It started out on Wednesday, Riley's sixteenth birthday. I can't believe that my first baby turned sixteen. It was just yesterday that I remember bringing him home from the hospital. He was such a joy in our lives and continues to be everyday with his fun personality and his cute smile. He never sieses to amaze me. Wednesday, Graci and I took Riley to lunch and then after everyone had gotten home from school, work, football practice, basketball game, and whatever else we had that night, we had a party! Jeanna, I copied your treasure hunt idea and oh yea, the sixteen kisses. It started out by giving Riley a bouguet of sixteen bubble gum blow suckers which are one of his favorites and that sent him to his room where I had worked all morning on trying to get it clean with fresh sheets and washed clothes, the whole works. What a chore. I also mad him some new plagues for his room. "Whatever you are, Be a good one." Abraham Lincoln, The six B's from Gordon B Hinckley, and then a new one from the Gen. Young Women's Pres. from Gen. Con. "With the Strength of the Lord, I can do hard things." I fixed these up around his room and it looked awesome. On his bed was a box filled with sixteen gatorades which led him to his #1 love, which starts in November. "The Basketball Hoop" and there he found a new pair of basketball shoes which he had ordered but I was so excited that they had came in the mail that day. He was way excited about that. His third clue was that he had to give his Taxi driver sixteen kisses for all of the many ride I have given him, taking him to school, picking him up for lunch, picking up from practice, and where ever else I ran him. This I will truely miss but it will sure free up alot of my time. I had his fourth clue which led him to Torrey's old Ford Taurus which Torrey worked very hard getting all cleaned up and detailed for him and had taken it down to the mechanics and had gotten the heater working for him for this winter. Exciting times! Then we went to dinner with two of his friends, Tanner Johnson and Tippy to Micasita's and then Torrey took all the boys to the Football Movie in Rock Springs. Thursday, Torrey took Riley to Rock Springs to get his Driver's license. He was very nervous because he had to drive with the DMV lady. He said that he was very nervous and shaky but that he only missed one thing and that was leaving his blinker on after merging. He is official!! Way to go Riley! Don't forget to take your Mom out to Lunch every now and then. We love you and can't wait to see what awesome things you accomplish this next year.