How do kids grow up without us noticing???! K and A went to their first Homecoming Dance this weekend and had a great time! I dropped them off at a friend's house so the girls could all get ready together (poor A!), then off they went for a night of dancing, laughing, and being goofy teens.
It's great to have teens who are as close as A & K. They share friends, totally crack each other up, and are seldom found apart. It's made the teenage years a lot of fun for all of us. Their blow-ups can get pretty heated (usually on K's part; A tends to thrive on being the antagonizer), but never last long. Last week K told me she's hoping A does something "stupid" and has to be held back a year, so they can go to college together. She's dreading being the thought of him heading off to college and leaving her home alone. (Kind of funny, since none of us are ever "alone" around here!)
They went with a nice group of kids and met the rest of the "gang" at the dance. (K's friend Kathy, standing next to her is also home schooled.) Melinda- the girl in the black dress on the end is Jillian. "K" found the cutest pair of Converse-looking pumps to wear with her dress. "A" thought she should just wear her Converse, since they're comfortable and he was wearing his. (This is why we don't take fashion tips from teenage boys!)
While the older teens were socializing, "M" was running around in the Alps with his Boy Scout troop. He went on his first camping trip over the weekend and is already ready to go on the next one! His only complaints were cold mornings and a snoring tent mate; not bad for a weekend spent with strangers. The next trip is scheduled for May over the week of our anniversary and will be in Berlin! We're hoping to be in Greece that week as we celebrate our 20th, but I'm not holding my breath. Matt's schedule changes too frequently to really count on anything other than more changes. Hooah!
It's great to have teens who are as close as A & K. They share friends, totally crack each other up, and are seldom found apart. It's made the teenage years a lot of fun for all of us. Their blow-ups can get pretty heated (usually on K's part; A tends to thrive on being the antagonizer), but never last long. Last week K told me she's hoping A does something "stupid" and has to be held back a year, so they can go to college together. She's dreading being the thought of him heading off to college and leaving her home alone. (Kind of funny, since none of us are ever "alone" around here!)
They went with a nice group of kids and met the rest of the "gang" at the dance. (K's friend Kathy, standing next to her is also home schooled.) Melinda- the girl in the black dress on the end is Jillian. "K" found the cutest pair of Converse-looking pumps to wear with her dress. "A" thought she should just wear her Converse, since they're comfortable and he was wearing his. (This is why we don't take fashion tips from teenage boys!)
While the older teens were socializing, "M" was running around in the Alps with his Boy Scout troop. He went on his first camping trip over the weekend and is already ready to go on the next one! His only complaints were cold mornings and a snoring tent mate; not bad for a weekend spent with strangers. The next trip is scheduled for May over the week of our anniversary and will be in Berlin! We're hoping to be in Greece that week as we celebrate our 20th, but I'm not holding my breath. Matt's schedule changes too frequently to really count on anything other than more changes. Hooah!
3 comments:
Wow!! So beautiful and handsome!!
I never would've recognized Jillian. I guess they'd all just die a social death if I posted a pic of K and Jillian at Marti's 3rd birthday tea party, huh.
Marti and Drew have that same twin-ness relationship as K and A do. Very cool. We're already considering that if we're overseas next summer that Marti would stay with us an extra year then they could go together. Are they talking about any particular college?
Thanks for sharing with us.
It's always good to plan those big trips, huh....most of the time they stay in the planning stages....oh, well. LY
Oh, they look so cute!!! They appear to have grown quite a bit since they were here... is that possible??
Love and hugs to all of you!!!
Love these pics!! They have always reminded me of SuperChef & WonderBoy....gotta love that relationship...
Hoping to get to see you soon, but alas, calls not returned --- sigh --- I *MAY* just get a complex! ;)
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