Will's homecoming 2012

I am not sure who was more excited for this night, the parents or the boys.  See, as boy parents we don't always get to see this stuff. Typically the boys pick up the girl and off they go.  But with this being an all boy school and since none of our sons drive yet, the Moms (and Dads) were able to tag along for photos and plan the pre-dance dinner.

It was so fun to see our boys growing up.  This is the first time we have seen Will on a "date."  I was very proud of him.  He told his date she looked pretty.  He opened the door for her and held out her chair at dinner.  And he thanked one of my besties who hosted the dinner.  I guess cotillion paid off after all:)

Will is taller than his date but she had very high and beautiful heels on:)

I did not get good group shots as it was my wider angle lens that would not focus.  

After we picked up Ana, we went to Will's best friend's house for a group dinner.
(6 boys and their dates)

Half the kids were running really late and it was too dark to get a group shot of all of them by then.

When it was time for dinner, the hosts' son said a blessing...





I was so relieved that Will pulled out his date's chair for her.
 You never know if they'll remember to do all that stuff.





Will and his friends, Nick and David being goofs.

You might remember that all the boys had their heads shaved by the seniors for Spirit week.
That is why they basically all have the same haircut!

One thing I am a little upset about is my photos.  About half of them were blurry.  I switched between a few lenses and I am having trouble getting good sharp focus with my one of best lenses (24-70mm).  I kept thinking it was me but I am pretty sure it is the lens because my other lenses were much sharper and in focus.  Anyone ever had a lens repaired???  It is a really expensive lens and I could not afford to replace it.

 So, I am a little bummed that most of my photos do not have the sharpness I like and half of them were completely unusable. Also, I had a REALLY tough time getting in there with my camera.  The other Moms and I were jockeying for position. I got squeezed out quite a bit. I need to get used to that;)   Advice?

{and one more thing I want to remember for future years....the school had a modest dress code.  It stated that the girls dresses should be appropriate and modest. No bare midriffs or backless dresses allowed. The length was supposed to be to the top of the knee.  When Dave and I dropped the kids off we saw a few rather questionable choices.  Apparently, they did not let some kids in and gave others PH's (penance halls or detention) for violating the dress code.  I have to say I appreciate and applaud that.  I see way too many young girls dressing immodestly.}

And just so you can see what the mums and "man mums"/garters look like...here are two awful phone photos from the homecoming game.

Obviously, we need better phones with better cameras.  Ours are dinosaurs.