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Brynn's 16th Birthday

On Tuesday, Brynn celebrated her sweet sixteen birthday.

But before that, on Sunday we played Zoom Trivia: Brynn Edition! Elise put together a super fun trivia game which was all about Brynn in honor of her birthday. (I won! 😊)


I bought her a set of "16" balloons and we took a few pics with those.







She chose Kobe's for her birthday dinner which was super fun.

We had to do the regular sake and baby sake. 

And tossing the veggies down the hatch. Brynn and Hubert caught theirs on the first try.





We opened cards and gifts when we got home. Dana and I are gifting her a trip that she and I will be taking, just the two of us, later this summer. She has decided on Chicago and we're both pretty excited.

Roses from Clara.


Flowers from Hubert as well...in the form of LEGO. 


Brynn had completed her behind the wheel drivers ed last fall and just finished the online 'classroom' portion and was able to get her license on Friday. Yay! She picked Hubert up on Friday night and they went out to eat just the two of them for her birthday. Congrats, Brynn!

I don't know what was wrong with Dana in this pic - he is genuinely excited for her and we know she's a good driver. 

This afternoon a couple of her friends and Hubert came to celebrate. She put out a snack spread and then Dana picked up Olive Garden for dinner and then we had cake.









I could write a whole essay on what an amazing daughter and awesome woman Brynn is growing to be, but I'll try to rein myself in. She makes me not miss the 'little kid' years while making my heart clench when she reminds me 'only two more years, Mom!' I'm so excited for her future and for her to realize all her dreams. I cherish our time together and am so grateful for our relationship. 

We love you so much, Brynn. Happiest of birthdays, Boo. 💜


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theweckerlys said…
Oooh man, I can't believe she's 16! It looks like it was a fantastic birthday. Love the balloon pics! And so exciting that she's off driving now; way to go, Brynn!
January 22, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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