Kennon is 12

Kennon had her best birthday ever. Just ask her.

Her parents caved and decided to end the begging and switched the ear piercing age from 14 to 12. What is she going to bug us about daily now?

So scared right before. This girl almost fainted the night before when her Dad pulled out a sliver. She also would never let us pull out her teeth so we would do it in her sleep. She was determined to do it though. Right after she pulled this face to let us no that it wasn't too bad.

A cell phone? Nope, she got that too. Three minute a day plan. We may up her minutes on it for good behavior. It's way too boring of a phone for her liking but she doesn't dare complain. She is working hard coming up with ways to bedazzle it.

We ordered pizza the Saturday night before and let her have the living room for 3 hours with her friends while we hid upstairs and gave her some space. I guess Caroline found her way down to the party and is trying hard to steal the show here.

Now she is done with primary. Or is she? Our primary presidency insists that she still come to opening exercises and give her share 0f primary talks when her name is drawn out of the mailbox. I totally am on Kennon's side here. Once you are 12 you shouldn't have to set one foot in the primary room until you are back in there in a few years as a teacher.

She also got a pretty purple wool coat that I made sure fits me too. I am pretty sure that she doesn't know that or she wouldn't have accepted the gift. I am not saying it fits us the same. For me, it's more "fit's like a glove" look. But, yes, we really are getting that close. I am sure that I am shrinking. Kennon is just one size behind me in tops, 1/2 size in shoes, and at least 10 sizes in jeans. For some reason that part of her body is taking a lot longer to catch up to mine. It is super fun to stand by her and realize that we are getting so close in height. And it's not like I am short.

Birthday Breakfast and a short scripture study on February 4th before school with our new 12 year old.

I feel so lucky to have a house full of girls that are getting older. They are keeping me young. And I love sharing belts, scarfs, jewelry, headbands. I wouldn't even have this stuff if it weren't for them informing me that it's a necessity. All three older girls had a church activity last week with some very talented leaders. They made about 5 hair accessories each. And now we all can wear them!
Brent and I both took her out to the mall to pierce her ears then we shared some chinese food in the food court. It was a fun tradition that luckily we will get to repeat ever couple years for a while now.
All these others were anxiously waiting at home to have a party with us when we got back. We had Mother's Mud Pie. Kennon has that every year because she isn't a big cake fan. We are all big mud pie fans, though. Of course. It's all about ice cream around here.

Our lives are flying by it seems. Trying to enjoy it as much as we can.