Since it was Jacob's BIG birthday, meaning it was both his sweet sixteenth and his golden birthday 16 on November 16, I wanted to do a big party with family at Hidden Acres. Jake didn't care much for the idea, he felt he was too old for that. So... per his request, we went to Ames out to dinner. We started at Buffalo Wild Wings, Jake's favorite. Because the wait was so long, we headed on to the Tap House. One was a 2 hour wait, the other an hour. It was a big crowd, long wait, and slow service. Our large group didn't help matters either. Both grandparents, Ali and Blake, and Rylie came to celebrate. After we ate, Mark took the boys to the movie Ford versus Ferrari. The movie started at 9:30 and went until midnight. I got a ride home with Karen and Orrie. Rylie spent the weekend and the boys had some much needed cousin time. Rylie has grown up so much, he is over 6 feet tall. He has also matured and seems happy and more talkative. I think the boys really enjoyed being together. They went to bed super late and got up super early. They went out to call coyotes at 6AM. This, I know very little about. From what I understand, they have a call they blow that sounds like a screaming rabbit, and the coyotes come to the sound at the crack of dawn. The boys came back with excitement and disappointment. They had a very large all black coyote come towards them, and it came at a fast rate. Rylie shot at it as close a 15 feet away and missed. He was so bummed. He said he won't forget that for the rest of his life... the one that got away. It is very rare to see a black coyote, so he wondered if it was a dog at first. They had no doubt it was a coyote. It is also very rare in Iowa to get coyotes to even come to a call and to see a black one was really rare. The boys said it moved so quickly towards them. They were so sad it got away. They talked about that all weekend! They spent a large part of the day setting traps around the creek and different areas. Eventually they got a coon. I love that they got to spend some cousin time together.
As soon as we were able, we took Jake to get his driver's license! He was super excited and now has some freedom. He can't wait to make plans with friends and go places.
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As soon as we were able, we took Jake to get his driver's license! He was super excited and now has some freedom. He can't wait to make plans with friends and go places.
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