Jack the Lad is 16!

Jack woke up to a new (to him) amp for his guitar Jamie had found in London. He was a happy chappy.

The silly faces began early that day.

Even though the volume dial only goes up to 10, we may live to regret buying this.{g}

We spent the morning exercising with the help of the wii. I was really truly exercising, but then I fell over and just took photographs.

Jack's party had to be postponed because of the snow, but the night rolled around and we set up the village hall we'd hired with tables and chairs, a stage, a table tennis table, a silly quiz Jack had written and lots and lots of cheese. It's a running joke between he and his friends. Most of them turned up with cheeses as presents. One was called 'Stinking Bishop' which was not my favourite, I have to say. We've still got a fridge full of the stuff.

Jack's band played to much enjoyment of the masses.

Though these two look a bit sad, it really WAS a happy evening {g} which Jack should remember for a long time. I think he'll be happy to scale things back considerably next year. He's not had a big party before and he thought he'd like to try it, but it was quite a lot of hard work, he realised, to be hosting and keeping a lot of people happy. We all enjoyed it though.

I can't believe that we have a 16 year old son. Wow! Life was so much easier and simpler when they were babies! Though it's harder, busier and more complicated now, I am very proud of the person Jack is becoming.