Lauren's Sweet Sixteen

Lauren has had a "thing" for cupcakes for many years. I don't just mean actual cupcakes you eat, but cupcake things. So it was most appropriate for the theme of her SWEET 16 to be cupcake! She, with the help of Angi, handmade cupcake invitations which were adorable. She opened many very cute cupcake gifts.

I cannot believe Lauren is 16. I was 16 when Lauren was born. I remember being so upset leaving for Tech - she was just a toddler, I had been so close to her to that point and I hated to leave. I knew I would miss out on so much. But everytime I came back in town for a visit, I was her favorite. No one else could do anything for her. It was all about me. I loved it. Once when I was in the dorm, my Dad had to come to Lubbock for work and he brought Lauren along to see me. It was so much fun parading her around my dorm halls and around the campus. Those days seem not so long ago... and here she is ALL GROWN UP! Happy sweet 16 Lauren - I love you!

Lauren with her dad, Brian. He has 2 younger children, Amelia and Henry. Henry was sick, so Brian's wife, Hannah, Amelia, and Henry could not be there.
Gigi made a super cute cake -- a big cupcake cake!

Lauren and her friends gather around for cake.
Lauren and her friends hang out -- we laughed at one point when we looked over and more than half of them had their cell phones out and were texting people that were not at the party.

Maya with her Daddy. I failed to get a picture, but Carmen, Zoe, Maya, Paloma and I all had cupcake clothes on.