March really was crazy. So many fun and exciting things happened. First of all I turned a year older. Bleh! But hey it was still fun. My mom came down and spent the day with me. She brought me an angel food cake, which I love and she copied some home movies to DVD and gave them to me for my Birthday. We watched a few of them together. It was fun to see what we looked like and how young my kids were. Time has gone by so fast. That afternoon Jason made me a cake too, it was really yummy. I got some cute black jeans and my favorite candy for my birthday. That night Tad took me out to dinner at the Olive Garden and then we went to see "A Tale of Two Cities." at the Hale Theatre. I love going there and I have loved every play I've seen there, they always do such a great job. I never want the plays to end. It was a great birthday! I just wish I didn't have to keep getting older.
The next big event was Dayna's Senior Prom. There was some drama, where a boy asked her to the prom and then tried to cancel on her a few days later, because he found out he would be out of town and also that he got back together with his old girlfriend. I was so mad about this because Dayna had told everyone she got asked, so the chances of someone else asking her were slim. I was so mad I got Dayna to give me the guys cell phone number and I sent him some nasty text messages. He only said he was sorry and that he would try to get one of his friends to ask her. I vented some this on Facebook one day. My friend suggested that we set Dayna up with, her single young brother in law. I suggested this to Dayna, and she said she didn't want to go with someone she had never met. So my friend I devised a plan for them to meet.Luckily there was a family birthday at her house, and her brother in law was going to be there. So I tricked Dayna into going over there with me. We totally embarrassed them, but they agreed to go to the prom together. (oh by the way, a few days before this,the other boy said he ended up not having to go out of town, and asked Dayna if she would forgive him and still go with, him. She wanted go go so bad, she agreed to it, I told her she was crazy) After she agreed to go with Rhett (the brother in law) she sent a text message to the other boy and told him her parents wouldn't let her go with him and canceled on him. (just a little payback). Anyways Dayna and Rhett, texted each other over the next few days. Luckily we were able to borrow a dress from a good friend of ours. Rhett actually took Dayna out to dinner and a movie the night before the prom. I though that was so nice, it helped them get to know each other a little better before the prom. For the prom the went with two other couples. They ate at the Mayan Restaurant and then went to the dance which was held in the Skybox at the U of U. They ended a great time. Dayna was so glad she didn't go with the other guy. Here are some pictures from the prom.
The next big thing was Dayna's 18th Birthday!! Wow I can't believe I'm officially the parent of and adult child. It's so crazy. I can hardly believe it. I checked her out of school and we went to lunch and the Olive Garden (can you tell that's our favorite restaurant) It was so funny when we walked in there, cause the hostess lady asked me if I wanted a kiddie menu (referring to Dayna) I said no and laughed as we sat down. I know she looks young, but not 12 or under right? We told the waiter it was her birthday, and asked him to guess hold she was, he wouldn't guess, so we told him, she was 18. He looked surprised and said he wouldn't have guessed that. We just keep telling Dayna when she's 30 and looks 20 she appreciate looking young. After we ate we went shopping and Dayna got two shirts, and some cute sandals. We had a little family party for her that night. Our cute home teachers, brought over a present for her, it was cute pink and white towels for her to take to college with her. Dayna's friend party was on Saturday. We wanted to do something really fun for her 18th birthday, I told he how my sister's son had a mall scavenger hunt for his birthday and they had a great time. (Thank you for the idea Malinda) . Everyone met at our house, where we had pizza, cake & ice cream.We ended up having 3 girls and 2 boys come to the party, so we let Jason , be the third boy, so it would be even. We headed off to Southtowne mall. They decided to do girls against boys for the teams. I gave them each a list of things, they had to find out, or collect or take pictures of & set them on their way. A little while later Jason called me and said they went to the information desk to find out some the answers on the paper. There was a security office lady at the desk, when she found out they were doing a Scavenger hunt, she told him they were supposed to get permission to do it ahead of time and that, an adult would have to come over there and sign a paper in order for them to continue. She also said both teams needed to be there, so she could tell them the rules. So I called the girls and we went over there. I thought she was really nice about it, and I signed the paper. Then we were back in business. We scheduled another meeting time and the kids took off again. About 15 minutes before the time was up. The boys showed up, Jason said he had been doing everything and the other two boys were being party poopers, so they were done. They had only done about half the things on the list. The girls however, came back and had pretty much done everything on the list. They had a great time! They won the prize,which was drinks at Orange Julius. Here's some of the pictures the girls took , some of them are kinda blurry for some reason. I gave the boys my camera took take pictures, but they used one of the boys cell phones instead, so I don't have any of those pictures.
Dayna with her pink towels
Dayna and her cake
Courtnay,Dayna, Emily
Boys: JP & Jordan, Girls, Dayna, Mckenzie & Courtnya
Dayna's Cake
They had to go to a toy store, and yell "oh my gosh it's a Barbie!"
They had to do the "wave" in the middle of the mall
They had to look like a mannequin
Shake hands with a stranger
Take a picture with a store employee
Take a picture on a kiddie ride
I am so happy Dayna had a good time at her party, even if the boys didn't. Now that she is 18 she is looking for a job, so she can save money to go to Snow College this fall. Still can't believe it.
A few days after Dayna's birthday. My neice Jackie got married. She is only 18 so, it totally freaks me out for Dayna. I hope she waits a few more years before she gets married. It was a nice reception. They looked really happy and in love. Here are a few pictures I took.
Jeff & Jackie (yes her hubby's name is the same as her dad's)
Daddy, Daughter dance. So, cute it always makes me cry.
Seattle at Night
Boys in there Sunday Clothes
