It HAD to happen....

A couple of nights ago, Michael was going to drive down to get the paper and asked Jonathan or Jeremy if they wanted to go. Jonathan said he would like to. Then Michael tossed the keys to Jonathan and said "C'mon lets go". You should have seen the wide eyes in the kitchen!! And it wasn't just MINE! Jonathan had to pick his jaw up off of the floor and then try to not RUN RUN RUN to the CRV. Play it cool, ya know. Have I mentioned before that I'm so glad to have such a great husband! This I add to the long list of things that the boys wouldn't do if it was up to me. It's not about my sense of denial of the fact that they are old enough to do things like shave and drive (well, not totally) but more of the fact of "Is this OK?" "Is this against the law?" "Is this safe?" Oh, well, that's why I'm married! And Jonathan was thrilled at this chance!!

At about this point (after about 100 times of me asking (or begging!) Jeffrey and Josiah to "PLEASE step back away from the car!!!") Jeffrey flipped the rear seat in the van so he could sit and look out to watch the action. He plopped in the seat and said "Now, THIS is going to be entertaining!" to which Josiah responded "Jeffrey, c'mon he's just a beginner, cut him some slack" It was so funny!

Well, they made it to the mailbox AND back!! With no damage to anyone or anything....

Love this pic!!

So afterward, Michael asked Jeremy if he wanted to go and drive. Jeremy's emphatic answer "No way!" He's just afraid of making a mistake....we need to work on that one! And later that evening, Michael informed the boys that he has no intention of the boys driving anywhere other than to the mailbox and back for a very long time. We were telling them about the crazy amount of money that it costs to insure a teenage boy, much less TWO teenage boys. They had no idea. And truthfully, I have no real idea either, I just know it's gonna be LOTS! So for now, the longer we wait the better!! That evening while we were doing our family devotional, Josiah was praying and prayed "Jesus, please give us the money we need to pay insurance for Jonathan and Jeremy when they drive." Guess it doesn't hurt to start praying NOW! :-)