May 10 2010
A Dressy Dinner for Her Sweet 16
Dinner for six on her 16th birthday
The guests included boys for the first time
Paul and I cooked and served a restaurant-quality meal
And the Gift-Wrapped Chocolate Cake wowed her
Isn’t she beautiful?
We think so.







I really admire the thoughtfullness and effort that you put into being a mother.
How sweet! I’m sure she LOVED the party. I’m new here and thought I would just say hi.
I have no idea why, but this post brought tears to my eyes! Maybe I’m so happy for your happiness for your beautiful daughter. Maybe I’m thinking back to my parents’ thoughtfulness when I was a teenager. Maybe I’m thinking of my little girl on her sweet 16 (14 years from now!). I don’t know! But I’m really happy after reading this post!
T–You are amazing!! What a great idea to usher her into the next phase of her life!!!! How long had you been cooking up this great idea? You did it BEAUTIFULLY!!! She must have felt like a princess–again!