• May. 1, 2008
The Semi-Formal
Tonight is a big night for the homeschooled kids of Cedar Brook Academy. Tonight is their annual Semi-Formal. It is their version of a "prom." There's no dancing, but it's a really REALLY nice meal at a very fancy venue. It's always held at the Historic Savage Mill.
The kids really look forward to it and get all dressed up. Tonight is Zak's very first Semi-Formal. On Tuesday, Tara came and picked him up and took him to the mall to get his fancy duds. He came home with nice black dress pants and a nice black shirt with deep blue pinstripes (which probably don't show up in the picture) and a black silk tie. As for the tie, they had to Google: "How to tie a tie" to figure out how to do it. Tara stopped by today to do it for him.
This evening I got his clothes all pressed and he got cleaned up and dressed. He actually let me take a couple of shots of him. I think he turned out quite handsomely.
(I don't know why that picture won't turn)
Of course, what you need to notice is how very nice he looks, all the way down to his *ankles*. At that point, he insisted that he was wearing his chucks to the Semi-Formal and no amount of persuasion was going to change his mind. He did remind me of the fact that a few years ago, I allowed Tara to wear *her* chucks to the Semi-Formal; at which point I reminded him that her chucks were covered by her evening gown. Oh well, I'd rather he wear the chucks than to spend a boat-load of money on nice dress shoes that he won't wear again.
Even though he cleaned up nice, he is still a fun boy with a wonderful sense of humor, and this picture of Zak and Tara just makes me smile. I love it that the two of them are so close. This one is what they call their "Self-Portrait."
I hope Zak has a great time tonight and I really hope that some of his friends take pictures of him with their cameras, as there was no way, no how that I could convince him to take mine! Boys!!
Comments
• May. 6, 2008
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Posted by boysrus
I love his chucks while he's all dressed up! It shows that he has got - personality!!!! I just found your blog from the TOG blogroll. I'll be back to read more!
blessings
dee@boysrus
• May. 7, 2008
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Posted by OhPumpkinshellz
Great pics! I love that your kids are close :-) Oh...and don't tell him I said so, but the shoes rock!
• May. 10, 2008
Dashing!
Posted by PBHeartSchool
Thanks for sharing the pictures of the venue, your handsome, sharply-dressed (well, except for the Chuck Taylors, IMHO) son, and his helpful big sister.
Thanks, too, for sharing the conversation about the "chuck precedent" he claimed was set by said big sister, but your counter with the fact hers couldn't be seen! LOL! Never a dull moment with kids, eh?
I hope they had a fun time!
God bless,
Lori.
• May. 17, 2008
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Posted by debbiecorley
Zak looked very handsome indeed! It's great that he and Tara are so close!
Can't you hear your mother's voice ringing in your ears as you cringe at the clothing choices your teens make? I can!
Davis showed up at his sisters' dance recital wearing his chucks, a *tie*, and a blazer over a bright yellow T-shirt that had a dancing chicken printed on it! I'm not kidding! It was very '80's.
I miss the days of little man haircuts, Dockers and golf shirts! :-)
So, did Zak have fun?
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