Prom!
Kameron had Senior Prom the same weekend as Easter. It was crazy! He went with his girlfriend Abbey and they had such a fun time! They triple dated with Kam's best friend, Jonathan, and his girlfriend, Paige, and with another one of Kam's bestfriends, Caleb, and their friend Ellie. All of these kids with the exception of Paige are in the trumpet section of Wind Ensemble. Ellie is the daughter of their beloved band teacher too! LOL.
It was fun to experience Kam getting ready for Prom. Different from watching Reilly get ready which was an all day event with hair, nails, make-up etc. but it was still fun to watch and document. While doing so I had a huge lump in my throat. I was happy because this is an exciting milestone and life event and sad that my little boy has grown up so fast and will be graduating in a few weeks.
The last part of kids senior year is really heart tugging for moms! I just look at Kam and see the man that he will be. I am so proud of who he is and yet sometimes I desperately miss the little boy that he used to be...full of crazy laughter, tormenting his sisters, and running around like a maniac. It is bittersweet.
All of the parents and families met at Jonathan's house. He lives out in the country on this really cool farm. It is a pretty place to take pictures. It was fun to celebrate these great kids that we have watched grow up together! Reilly and Hunter came too and all of the families were having as much fun as the kids!!
The most challenging part of the night...trying to put on the boutonniere!! Why are they so hard?!?!
Success!!
Kam picked out and ordered Abbey's corsage all by himself. I saw the notes that the florist took when Kam called and it was hilarious and specific... "Classy". Ha ha! He did a great job and it turned out really pretty!
The boys picked up their dates and brought them out to the farm. Paige's mom is a photographer and she took a bunch of pictures. Most of the ones that I will post are pictures that we took although I have added a few of hers. It was fun to have all of the parents and siblings there celebrating this great group of kids who have been such good friends for so many years!
Jonathan and Paige, Caleb and Ellie, Kam and Abbey
Wind Ensemble's AMAZING trumpet section!! LOL.
The band kids with their beloved Mr. B...their band teacher and Ellie's dad.
Also, Susie and Nick (Jonathan's parents) love to host things at the farm so they talked to the boys and they decided to have dinner and to do many of their activities there. The boys had quite the long and detailed itinerary. It was hilarious. The parents and families were all invited to stay for drinks and appetizers. It was a lot of fun! After all the parents finally left.... the party got started. I love all of these pictures!
Here is a snippet the *infamous* itinerary texted out by Jonathan...LOL:
The kids all had a spectacular time! And there was even one BIG SURPRISE...
Jonathan and Paige were shocked to be crowned Prom King and Queen!!
Kameron and Abbey had a fantastic time and Kam got home around 3:45 am and collapsed into bed...only to have to get up a few hours later because it was...EASTER!! :)
I love this picture and caption that Nick posted on FB of the three boys a few days ago:
Don't Blink
(Pictured: Nick, Ellie, Jonathan, Kam, and part of Caleb)
Don't Blink is right!
