Junior Prom

Bryce and Caleb can clean up pretty well when they try! Both boys got ready at our house before heading to Wilderness Ridge, where they had dinner reservations. Wilderness Ridge was a great spot for pictures—the setting was beautiful, and they even had a private room where all the kids met before dinner to take photos.

Steph, being the talented florist she is, made all the flowers for the night. She created a corsage and a small bouquet for Bree (which I learned is called a tussie mussie), and she also made boutonnieres for the boys. It’s definitely nice having a florist aunt—she makes sure everything looks amazing and unique! Bree’s corsage was beautiful and so different from everyone else’s. Steph made it on a slap wrap bracelet, although Bryce quickly discovered that you can’t actually “slap” it on without breaking it. Thankfully, we were able to refasten it before too much damage was done!

The boys have had the same core group of friends through most of high school, so it was really fun to see all those kids dressed up and enjoying the night together.

Since the boys are juniors this year, it was the junior parents’ responsibility to plan Post Prom. As I learned, that’s not an event with a ton of volunteers! I think there were only about four of us moms doing most of the prep work, and honestly, one mom probably handled 75% of it herself. I went up early in the day to meet the game company that was setting up the casino tables and make sure everything was in place. We came back around 11:00 p.m. to run Post Prom, which went until about 3:00 a.m. Thankfully, everything ran smoothly—it’s always a little nerve-wracking when you’ve put in so much time and effort, and you just hope the kids have fun and stay until the end.

Robb and several other parents dealt blackjack at the tables, and Robb had a great time doing it. It ended up being a really fun and successful night!