18!!

Kyle is officially 18.  He isn't a huge sweets fan, he'd prefer protein any day of the week over sweets, but does love Winchell's Donuts, so we went and selected 18 donuts for his 'cake'.  He blew very gently on his cake because blowing out candles is a thing of the past I'm afraid.  "I didn't want to breathe on everyone's donut" he said.  I'm sure he'll be telling his kids about how we used to blow out candles and they will think we are completely disgusting creatures for ever having that practice.  We let him pick out a new pair of shoes, got him a new speaker he can carry around with him and some granola he always asks for.  Not hard to please this kid.  We also got him his own water jug for when track season starts since he lost his during football and no one shares water jugs.  He shared with Kory during football, but they don't do the same events in track, so he needed his own.     

We went to Chilli's for dinner.  The plan was to go somewhere else, but those plans were foiled.  However, hopefully he enjoyed his dinner.  Kyle is a fun kid to have around.  He's always helpful and tries hard to be pleasant and respectful.  Occasionally he gets upset, but it's pretty short lived and can often be fixed with a trip to the gym.  He's definitely a leader and we look forward to seeing what his next plans are.  Only a few more months of high school.  We wouldn't mind keeping him around, but if he decides to venture off we support that as well.  Thanks for being a wonderful son Kyle.  We are blessed by you daily.