I was meaning to write a post about the end of school but...there's not much to say. School ended. There. I said it.
On to more important things, like Emma's birthday! Emma turned 16!
In my brain she is still that sweet little clear-eyed toddler but also I'm teaching that toddler how to drive. What is happening?!?
We had our usual breakfast party. I don't know how it started that our kids started opening their gifts in the morning of their birthday but it's actually so fun. Emma requested scones with strawberries and nutella. We gathered around here and munched while she opened her presents.
Romney got her the most perfect Emma thing ever. It's an insulated goblet. Emma loves cold drinkies and she also loves fancy things. I don't know how Romney was lucky enough to come across the perfect hybrid but she did. Perfect for Emma!
Troy and I gave her a large box that was similar in theme to my big birthday surprise - more legos!
I'm not sure Emma loves her Shire legos as much as I love my Cullen House legos, but maybe. Just maybe.
In the evening, I had special plans. I told Emma months ago that she wasn't allowed to plan anything on the evening of her birthday. I had seen that the Centerpointe Theater in Centerville was going to be putting on the musical Tuck Everlasting right at the beginning of June. Emma and Romney and I all had listened to the music and loved it, especially Emma, but none of us had seen it. I was so excited! I wouldn't tell Emma where we were going or what we were doing. Romney and I just put her in the car and drove her to the theater. When she saw the signs she kind of freaked out.
Tuck Everlasting was SO good. You know, Centerpointe Theater isn't as big and fancy as Hale, but they do a really really nice job. And it's more intimate. I loved the show. It had such a tender ending. Actually it was one of those things that just made me weep without being able to stop. I could NOT STOP crying at the end of the show - it was like my eyes were little drippy faucets that could not be contained. We left the theater and went to the lobby where the actors were out meeting the audience. And the character I loved the most, the mother of the Tuck family, was out there. She saw my teary face and she and I had this moment of hugging and saying, "Yeah! I know! I love it and I couldn't stop crying either!!" I wish I had grabbed a photo with her. I was giggling then through my tears. Oh yeah I think Emma really loved it too.
I'm so proud of Emma. She is such a good soul. I still think it's weird that my wee little babe is halfway through high school and working her first job and learning to drive and learning to navigate tricky social situations and has this huge wonderful group of friends. But that is what is happening! I love her!
Here she goes, off to her first day of real work at the park - my cute little pioneer gal:
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