Tayor's Magic Day

Taylor hit a milestone last month:  Her Magic Day arrived.  The Magic Day was her passport to freedom, aka Dating and Driving.  For a girl who's felt sixteen since she was half that age, this was a big deal! Her friend Quincy purchased tickets to a rodeo months in advance. She planned her whole day around going to the rodeo with several kids from Fort Morgn. First, she showered and was off to take her driver's test in Holyoke.  I was a little worried things weren't going well when it took longer than expected, but she passed her test. She came home long enough for me to call our insurance company and then left for Sterling, where her friends picked her up and whisked her off to Greeley.  I next saw her the following day (Jared went to get her--and our vehicle--late that night).  She still looked and felt like my kid, but I knew she felt different inside.  The Magic Day will do that to a girl.


 
I think the flowers were her favorite gift. Jared bought 16, not just a dozen.

Can't be a teenage girl's birthday without a few tears.  (I think these happened when she opened her keyring & was reinded that she's not getting a car. And she felt afwful for crying, and she aplogized, but it was an emotional moment.)



Taylor decorated her own cake.  She used an entire can of deco-icing junk.  And she loved it.

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