Anna is 16!

Happy Birthday to Anna!

We started the celebration Saturday.  Ken and Joel went to Iowa City to take Carolyn to Illinois to buy her car!  I took Anna and 3 friends out for a birthday dinner!

Followed by ice-cream

and a photo opportunity nearby!

Birthday dinner with cheesecake.

Obligatory sibling picture!

For the first time ever, Centennial is having dance try-outs for show choir.  Below, Joel and Carolyn support Anna in her endeavor.  (probably thankful they never had to try out for dancing...sorry that would be me!)

(they are watching the choreographers on a video, while dancing)

Anna tries out on Tuesday (with 2 of the girls in her birthday party photo and 4 other kids. I truly feel sorry for the judges, but they asked for it (literally....started a whole new thing - have I mentioned we have 3 new show choir directors next year - oiy)  The good news is that Anna already tried out for concert choir and was put in Cantamus, the upper all girl choir.....so that can't hurt for show choir.  This year they have added a varsity girls show choir.  Previously they had a 9th grade girls choir and all the other choirs were co-ed.  Depending on numbers, that choir will or will not still happen.

To finish out the 16 year old adventures:  we went to the D.M.V. and got Anna's intermediate license so that she can drive alone to more places than just school  AND she has an interview at Hy-vee today!  (She applied on her birthday and heard back immediately.)

sweet doll baby