Happy Sweet Sixteen Mom!

OKAY i know its literally been over a month since your birthday, but I have been extremely terrible at blogging lately, so better late than never, correct? OKAY - soooo since you've just turned sweet sixteen, here's sixteen reasons why you're the bomb mom! (and don't kill me for all these pictures, you're a babe!)




(this is what i found in one of mom's scrapbooks- sent from dad while he was on his mission in japan. cuuuute)

1. You're VERY creative!

2. You make the house a home by the way you decorate and place everything. It actually does make a difference. We really should submit our home to a magazine!



3. You've got great style. You're not a frumpy mom. Thank you for never being embarrassing in that way. In fact, you've always been the "hot mom".

4. You have a very kind heart.



5. You are AWESOME in all your callings. I've never seen you have a calling that you didn't magnify. You always go above and beyond - from seminary when you made everyone warmies and huge gourmet breakfasts to girls camp making the activities super fun to enrichment where you do way cool unique ideas to bring an element of fresh excitement to the ward.

6. Because your food is the BOMB. Especially Sunday dinner.



7. Because you take care of my fiance and heather's husband like they're your own kids.

8. Because when I was in college, especially the earlier years, you always sent me care packages. They always made a difference.



9. Because you always came up to Utah to visit us. that was always fun

10. Because you are extremely giving.

11. Because some of my more positive personality traits come from you


(teeeny tiny waist!)
12. You're just a good mom in general.

13. You've always made sure holidays were extra special and important.


(mom, i dig your steeze from back in the day. i wish you would would have saved them.)
14. You're very strong in the gospel.


(me and cj think you look JUST like celeste here.)
15. You're very loving to everyone.



16. You are an incredibly great listener.