Prom 2011

Even though Kyle is a sophomore, he got to go to prom this year because his sweet girlfriend Ashleigh is a junior.  They made plans to go with a group of friends from band and asked Walton to chauffeur them (in Georgia, teenagers can't drive with non-family members in the car until they've had their license for 6 months).  We met Ashleigh & her family at Heritage Park for pictures.

Putting on their flowers - we ordered them to match Ashleigh's dress -

 

A great-looking couple!

 After we finished pictures at the park, we headed out to their friend Sara's house to meet up with the group.  The girls...Anna, Sara, and Ashleigh. 

 The guys - Brian, Chris, and Kyle.

 Sara's family had appetizers & sparkling cider with fresh berries for everyone - so nice! 

 Everyone chatted & took a few more pictures together before it was time to leave.  We intended to take pictures at Stone Mountain Park before they went into the prom, but we had too much fun at Sara's house & ran out of time. 

 Anslie wore her zebra dress since Ashleigh loves zebra print.  She calls Ashleigh "She-She" & Ashleigh calls her "Little Bit".  Here they are just before it was time to leave.   

Sara's Mom put out a "red carpet" so the girls' dresses wouldn't get dirty on the driveway.  :)

 The girls asked the guys to climb in back so their dresses wouldn't be all wrinkled before they made it to Prom. 

(the rest of these pics are from one of their cell phones...)

 The girls being sweet & the guys being goofy. 

Their dinner was included as part of their ticket. 

 

 After Walton dropped the kids off, we had dinner in Stone Mountain Park with Anna's parents Ben & Susie and then we all watched the laser show on the lawn together.  Susie introduced Anslie to Sour Punch Straws - she loved them!  (Which was hilarious because I had tried to feed her some cotton candy just a minute before.  She made the most awful face ever & spit it out immediately.)  It was a cool night & we had a great time relaxing & talking.  We even got occasional text updates from the kids about how much fun they were having.   (Nice that they want to share their experiences with us instead of avoiding us!)  After the laser show Anslie & I rode home with Ben & Susie while Walton the chauffeur waited for the kids to finish.

They stopped at Waffle House for a midnight snack after the dance.   Anna's date had a 2 hour drive home, so he didn't join them. 

So many fun memories in one night for them!  They are a great group of kids & have a lot to look forward to in the years to come. 

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Kyle styled Anslie's hair after her bath tonight.


A is for Awesome! Ha!