We have another teen?

Karsyn's birthday fell on the last day of school. She was happy about that, but was not as happy about getting up early to have her breakfast in bed. Mark did snap a quick photo of her in her grumpy state, but she asked that I not post it so I will honor her wish ....

Emmrey got right to work making little notes for her and Kars was greeted with all sorts of sweet messages as she got ready for school:)

 She even found one wrinkled up in her shoe:)

so cute she included her time of birth:)

 When she got home from school she found her room had been decorated by her YW leader and kids

We waited for Mark to get home to get on with the celebrating. When I asked Karsyn a month before her birthday how she wanted to celebrate, she told me she just wanted to do something as a family (what she didn't quite know yet). She finally decided that she wanted to go to the Drive Inn. We were kinda holding our breath because, first they don't post the new movies until Friday (her birthday) so we weren't even sure what would be playing and second, the weather pattern had been afternoon/evening thunderstorms. I got everything ready in hopes the weather cooperated and if not, we would have a movie night at home.

She opened gifts before we headed off to dinner. Emmrey picked her out a book at the Book Fair a few months prior and she made her this 3D poster decorated with guitars and "Emmrey and Karsyn Forever Buddies"

Bailee was a little short on cash with her Nauvoo trip right around the corner, so she gave Kars some movie nights with her in this creative little envelope she made.

She got cash from Smith grandparents and a skirt, top, and a little birthday cake from her Fortie grandparents

She also got a cool guitar strap, shirt, Bath and Body stuff and a pre-ordered Insurgent movie. She wanted this so bad I was bummed to discover it doesn't come out until August. It will give us more time to finish the book;)

She was most excited to get a Penny Board (well .. ... since she didn't get the puppy). She was on this thing lickety-split . One more option to keep this girl moving!

We headed to dinner at Old Chicago.

And decided to give the Drive inn a try. As we were pulling in it started to sprinkle, but cleared up and was just right.  They show a feature and co-hit at this one, which at one time we (Mark and I) would have been all over, but when the first show doesn't end until 10:30, there was no staying for the second. Mark was asleep half way through:)

We saw Tomorrowland, which I had heard it was pretty good. I didn't care for it, but it's really about being cramped in the back of the car with all the pillows, blankets and treats right?

Kars had chose Root Beer Floats over cake for her treat and it was so late when we got home (like 11:00), I thought we might just save them for the next day.  Then we figured, what the heck lets really celebrate this kiddos birthday until the bitter end. So we enjoyed our floats right up until midnight when the birthday was officially over.

Boy do we ever love this funny girl of ours:)

Happy 13th Birthday LU!