Happy 17th Birthday Amanda!

Yesterday, the 15th, was Amanda's 17th Birthday. It's hard for me to believe that 17 years have already gone by. Time sure flies fast.... While I was out shopping for Amanda's presents, (wandering around the store, trying to decide what to get her) I saw the isle of picture frames and decided to have some pictures printed out and put in a multi-picture frame. She really liked it and is excited to hang it in her bedroom. After she opened her presents, we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner.

Halloween Decorating

We've told Sam she can't date until she's 16 years old, but she found herself a boyfriend, anyway.

This last weekend the girls put our Halloween decorations up outside. Since I have a massive cold right now and wasn't really in the "festive" mood, I took all the decorations out of the shed and the girls did the rest. I usually love decorating for the holidays, but I think it was more fun listening to them laugh and being goofy than anything else.

Amanda's New Letterman's Jacket

Amanda has been saving up her babysitting money and finally got enough to buy a Letterman's jacket. A few weeks ago we ordered it and it finally came in yesterday. She decided to get her jacket this year (as a Junior) so she could wear it for 2 years. She was really excited to pick it up and wear it to the high school football game last night. I think she did a really good job designing her jacket. As you can see, the patch on the back of her jacket includes her saxophone and flute, along with bowling (she's on the bowling team at school every year).