Wednesday 6 October 2010

Happy 17!

Jaclyn turned 17 on Monday. Carmen and Chloe spent quite a bit of the day obsessing over the reality that this was Jaclyn's last birthday at home. I chose/choose to completely ignore that fact.













































Though it might be a good thing. See a couple of weeks ago I took Carmen out shopping for a new ski jacket. She found one she really liked, her jacket of destiny, but it was a ladies small. It didn't fit. Not even close. So I bought it for Jaclyn instead. Don't judge me! It was an amazing deal.










Carmen felt the need to (fairly cheerfully) protest when Jaclyn opened the yellow-ski-jacket-of- (Jaclyn's) destiny. Up till now the age difference between Carmen and Jaclyn has prevented this sort of problem.














The distance from here to BYU should prevent it from happening again.

The other blog-worthy present was Chloe's gift basket to Jaclyn:














































Chloe made a list of 17 things Jaclyn likes and then made up a gift basket. It was awesome!  Jaclyn likes music so Chloe made her a musical instrument (hair comb wrapped in wax paper). Jaclyn likes church so Chloe gave her some archived (under her bed? jammed under the dresser?) primary handouts. Chloe also  included 17 cookies, brie cheese, a vase, a Chloe-created hair clip and necklace, as well as some nailish polish (3-year-old Chloeism).










It was super sweet.

9 comments:

Neighbor Jane Payne said...

Can it be so? Happy Birthday Jaclyn. Happy, happy birthday!

Neighbor Jane Payne said...

I forgot....


you are one talented seventeen year old!

Marie said...

In that last picture, Jaclyn looks like she might cry. Perhaps Carmen and Chloe aren't the only ones realizing she will soon be gone?

Janine said...

I like the fact that you ignored the upcoming changes in your family! Denial is the way to go.

Jill said...

Wow, 17 years old!

That ski jacket is beautiful, poor Carmen.

Carmen's gift basket was so thoughtful!

Lucy said...

Happy Birthday, Jaclyn! I totally remember my 17th birthday and being 17. Bizarre. She is such a talented and amazing young woman.

Jaclyn said...

Not crying. Laughing.

Price Cream Parlor said...

Love the sweet sista photo at the end! It's crazy how fast they grow up, isn't it?

Katie A. said...

Happy 17th! I love that jacket...hey, take the deals when the come, right? Perhaps it could be a hand-me-down. Will it still be anyone's destiny in a few years? Cute pics!