Carinna is 13.

Birthday dinner at the outback-- apparently Val had a little too much lemonade haha. C.J. listenin' to some jams on her new ipod that she got for her bday.
no explanation about this photo-- haha

Well it's official-- I am old. My baby is a teenager-- scary. She has really grown this past year, she is almost as tall as I am.

The things we LOVE about C.J. are (we-- are her family)

*Her laugh

*Her smile

*Her cute way she still twirls her hair when she is tired (I love this--so cute)

*Her sensitive side

*Her love of CSI's shows (MacKenzie loves that she watches them with her-- even when kenz catches her closing her eyes cuz she is scared or grossed out)

*Her middle name: Jolene-- my big sis. (I love her too)

*Her beautiful big brown eyes-- (her dad loves those eyes)

*Her competitive spirit (her dad loves that too)

*Her ability to make me laugh when I want to beat her (not litterally of course :)

*Her confidence (MacKenzie loves that)

*Her sweet way of asking if it is ok if she sleeps on our couch in our room when it is stormy

*Her dancing skills (her brother loves that--he especially likes it when she does the "jerk")

*Her toughness (her brother loves that she is tough)

Of course there are way more- but these are a few.