You're 16, you're beautiful... and you're mine!

"mom.... there's someone outside!" (daughter in hushed tone)

"where....."

"out front.... I saw someone go by the front... I think they're at the door" (fear now rising in daughter's voice)

(I look down to see shadows moving around the door....then I notice red and blue strips across the door window)

"uh...honey... I think it's your friends.... decorating for you birthday. They're trying to surprise you!"

Yup... the Magster turned sweet 16 this week, and her friends made sure the sun kissed her congratulations that morning! So the night before, said friends used the cover of darkness to transform the plain and mundane into a party palace!

Apparently, my daughter's friends consider her

'booty-licious'...

....lovely..... just lovely...

The 'perps' were then welcomed in for some ice cream and laughs...

Mag had a great birthday with her friends, movie, pizza and all of the birthday trappings.

Her friends amaze me...

I am grateful to them...for they take good care of her and have never let her down.

That means the world to a mother....

Happy birthday, my dear Magpie....