Milestone

Friday night, a major milestone happened in the life of my oldest child.

He attended his first prom.

Which, coincidentally, also happened to be his first date ever.  To say he was nervous would be an accurate truth (though he would definitely never admit that in a court of law.  And would quite possibly deny it to the death).  Hannah and I did our best to educate him on true gentlemanly behavior.  

She has gleaned most of her knowledge from Jane Austen movies.

Mine has come from dating my fair share of NON-gentlemen back in the day.  So between our vastly different world of the ideal perfection and what not to do, he was more than ready.

And probably just a little overwhelmed with information.

His choice of prom date was a friend - a darling girl named Olivia.  And they went in a large, fun group of 18.   

How awesomely amazing do these gorgeous young women look in their dresses?  So beautiful.  So classy.  So modest(!).  I am so impressed.  

(And as the mother of a hot-blooded, normal, teenage boy, I am forever grateful.)

The dapper gents (McKay is the third over from the right):

Through a series of about 900 group texts, the boys decided to reveal their secret identities -- as super heroes will occasionally do for a lady friend.

My boy's secret identity just happens to be Spiderman.

Truly, it was an amazing night.  He had a fabulous time, learned a little bit about gentlemanly behavior, and got to show a girl a good time.  I am so proud of him, and thrilled at the amazing group of friends he has found here in Texas.

{And, yes, I am not dead.  I am going to try with all my might to bring this blog back off of life support.  I do miss writing, sharing, and documenting the extraordinary ordinary life I lead.  Stay tuned.  More to come...)