Can you believe he's 15! That's 365 days until he's dragging us down to the DMV to get his driving permit. Yikes! He's such a great kid...I mean young man. These are a few words I would use to describe McKay:
1. Unique. He is not afraid to be himself in any situation. He comes up with some of the weirdest and funniest ideas. You can never predict what he'll come up with next because he is so...him.
2. Friend. McKay has always placed a high value on being a good friend and, in turn, he has had great friends. He still keeps in touch with his best friend forever, Nik, from Herriman, Utah. McKay met Nik in 2nd grade when Nik moved to Herriman and McKay's teacher assigned McKay to be Nik's friend. From that moment on they were inseparable. It was hard for McKay to leave Nik when we moved to New York, but Nik has been out to visit and we visit him when we visit Utah. McKay has a new posse in New York, but no one can take the place of Nik. Below you'll see some pictures of McKay and Nik from Feb 2007 when we visited Utah.
3. Thoughtful. McKay is always eager to please. I remember times when he was younger that he would send me to bed early so that he could set the table special for breakfast in the morning. You know, cloth napkins, nice dishes, candles, and custom made menus to pick out your breakfast (limited to what he could make by himself). One time he and Parker stayed up way past their bedtime to set up the dining room like the Wacky Wednesday Dr. Suess book. There were shoes and bread hanging from the chandelier and on the cabinets, tongs for forks, everything was wrong. They had so much fun putting it together. I could hear them giggling in the dining room until almost 10pm on a school night, but I just couldn't ruin their fun by sending them to bed.
4. Tycoon. He has always been very good with money. He is an earner and a saver. Not only did he save up and buy his own i-pod (his tight-wad parents wouldn't buy him one unless it counted for Birthday and Christmas), but he is constantly saving for large ticket items and is an expert at finding deals on e-bay. Next step...real estate!
In case anyone is wondering, McKay only wanted one thing for his Birthday this year, so we had to get it for him. A paint-ball gun. With all the proper safety gear, of course. He got to fire off a couple of shots tonight, but can't wait to get hit with a paintball. Luckily, Mom and Dad both have guns, so we can oblige. It's every parent-of-a-teenager's dream!
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