Sweet 16

On July 29th, Fred and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary.  We celebrated by leaving the kids home alone.  Of course, we prayed the entire time that they weren't killing each other.  We thought we would stay close to home, so that we could get to the kids quickly, if needed.  We had dinner at Texas Land and Cattle.  Then we did a little shopping.  We decided that we really needed some shoes from Academy.  Sadly, we do not have that wonderful establishment in Frisco.  So, we ventured out to Plano.  What were we thinking?  Shortly after we arrived in Plano, we received a call from Jonathan.  He was scared, and Jessica wouldn't let him hug her.  She is not the most sympathetic person in the world. Over the course of the night, we received several calls from the boy. They made it, and both of them lived.  We have repeatedly learned that Jonathan doesn't like to stay home alone with Jessica after dark.  Once in a while, we get  a wild hair and tempt fate.

Jessica took this picture of Fred and I before we left for dinner.  Portrait composition is not one of her fortes.  Which is crazy, because she does a great job taking pictures of herself.  I guess she is the only subject that she can successfully work with.