Happy Birthday, Mxyl!

Mxyl has celebrated his 16th birthday!! 

 Three times so far!

First at Mumpy and Pa's, second with us (before he left for camp), and then, at camp, on his actual birthday! Which just leaves celebrating with Grammy when we're at the beach at the end of the month...

To perfect the celebration, officials in charge of home schooling in our county mailed his paperwork saying that he could receive his driver's permit before he turned 16.  Yes, they mailed it on the very day at which he no longer needed it, but it's the thought that counts!

Roman Numerals are Cool.

In case you're wondering about the candles I could only find four candles that weren't pink, Mxyl is really into roman numerals.

Usually when I've forgotten to get the candles I'm feeling very creative, I do the candles in binary.  But 16 works out to 10000, and one lit candle followed by four unlit ones seemed...not so festive. Ahem.

And now, what you've been waiting for:

16 Amazing Things About Mxyl

1. He wears hats at a jaunty angle.
2. He's been elected to the Order of the Arrow.
3. He can arch one eyebrow.
4. He writes notes to himself in Japanese.
5. He's a doting older brother.
6. He's closing in on Eagle Scout!
7. He's a smoking computer animator.  No, really, he can make smoke!
8. He looks for what needs to be done and does it without being asked.
9. He has an inimitable fashion sense.
10. He loves the sacraments and makes it his business to get to them.
11. His pajamas are plaid.  Three kinds of plaid. At the same time.
11. He's got a really quirky sense of humor that always cracks me up (like an egg)!
12. He's half way through Pre-Calculus.
13. He likes wearing bow ties.
14. He's aiming to be the Twelfth Doctor.
14. He's very kind.
15. He's starting his first college classes this fall.
16. He's starting to drive this Monday!