16 Years!

Happy Birthday to Talmage!  16 years ago you were our tiny baby, and now you are old enough to date and drive (when you get your license).  This year Talmage wanted a fun game, zombie stuff, and a sarcastic t-shirt.  It was fun to find presents and see him enjoy opening them!  The cousins gave Talmage a Waldo shirt and hat that he wore to the Halloween dance the weekend before.  He really enjoyed wearing his new hat :) 

 Dark chocolate... yum!

  

 Zombie stuff 

 Grandpa inspecting the chocolate bar ingredients (to see if he could eat it).

The sarcastic t-shirt :)

  

The last present... He read it outloud and I asked him what it was... he said it was a date.  I said, yup!  
I got a double date together (with help from Grant and Sister Pool) to go to Fright Fest at 6 Flags.  Talmage went with Kimmy and Preston went with Carly.  Talmage was so surprised!  It was fun to see him excited about his first date!

Talmage with all of the presents!

He asked for a lava cake ... but it was so hot it melted his candles.  We couldn't even get them lit before they melted.  Guess we know better than to do a lava cake for a birthday :).

Talmage is growing up so fast!  He is finishing up his last year of High School and should be starting at TCC in the fall.  He is enjoying learning to drive and is excited to get a job and start dating.  Time is going to fly and he will be gone before we know it!

Grandma and Grandpa came to town to be here when Talmage was ordained a Priest.  He was ordained Sunday the 21st at our house by Daddy, Grandpa, and Bishop.  Sunday the 28th Jeff made it to church to be there for the first time Talmage blessed the sacrament.  It was sweet to see them up at the table together!