She's Beautiful-
and she's mine. (well, ours-on loan anyway)
Meshayla turned 16 back in September. Sixteenth birthdays seem like quite a milestone, and it's always fun to do something special.
Our convention is in September, and also I was leaving on my trip in September and Morgen and Meshayla were both going to stay with their older sister in Sidney while I was gone and somehow we needed to squeeze a birthday celebration into the month too. When I found out that all the kids were going to be able to come to York this year along with the advantage of it being a holiday on Monday after, we started making plans for a surprise party for Meshayla on Sunday night.
I might add that it's very hard to pull a surprise off in this family--too many people, SOMETHING or SOMEONE always slips up.
Well, this is true except when you intend for everyone to know something and assume that they do, then SOMEONE DIDN'T find out when they were suppose to. (Note--don't ever assume)
Anyway, amazingly no one let it slip, and we pulled off the surprise party. Amazing. As was the cake that Lynisha made and brought with her, leaving it here at the house on their way to York.
Meshayla and her "twin-cousin" Rebecca have celebrated their birthdays together since they were 3 years old. This year Rebecca is living in AZ, and so she wasn't here on their birthdays.
When she came back on her school break the girls got to spend some time together, and took a whole bunch of pictures of the two of them (with help from Morgen.)
Here's a few of my favorites they took.
To celebrate their birthday together, my sis and I took the girls on a girls day out to shop & eat before Rebecca went back to AZ
Happy happy 16th year to both of you!
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these photos are just fabulous!!!! Of course it really helps to have beautiful girls to photograph :)
ReplyDeleteAw I agree with Cyndie! These Pictures are amazing! They are so photogenic. I didn't know you took them out to shop and eat, that's awesome ^_^ Love their boots btw... want some! hehe
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! And so was the cake!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of the two sitting in the road, especially!
ReplyDeleteI must have a 'thing' for middle of the road pictures though, considering R&A's engagement pictures! haha!
I didn't think about it, but middle of the road is perfect for 16 year olds, it's time for serious choices. Very nice pictures and cake and all of it.
ReplyDeletelove all the pictures!
ReplyDeleteDear Auntie,
ReplyDeleteWow! I remember their births... makes me feel so OLD! :)
Love,
Time Speeder in NE
It seems like just yesterday you were taking their sisters on their 16th birthday trip. Love the pictures of the two of them together.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sweet 16th to two beautiful young ladies! How great is that to have a twin cousin. ;-) Pretty special!
ReplyDeleteSo special to see these pictures and remember them as they grew up. Best wishes to both of them!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice pictures, especially the bw one on the porch!
ReplyDeletei like the one on the road..that was really neat..there is something sweet and beautiful about 16...she's heading into her "late" teenage years...enjoy!!
ReplyDeletedear On the Teenage Road,
ReplyDeleteYou have a great set here to add to the hundreds of "twin-y pix" you have taken through the years of these two! What fun.
love,
Watching the cousin-twins grow up
in
NE