Benton Middle Spring Gala

Saturday night was a milestone night for Ms. Lillian Leigh. First dance and first date all in one! It’s 7th grade so they really just went as friends, but not everyone went with a date so it was sweet he asked. Middle schoolers today do not look like middle schoolers in my day! No awkward phase here, lol.

Maddi and her Mom, Amy (they call us the Amys 😉) came over about 2:00 to start getting ready. Khrista came over and did both of their hair and Amy did their makeup. I told Lil I was sorry she didn’t have a girly Mom because I’m no help with either! I don’t think she cared since we still made it happen 

Yaya even sent flowers! 

I thought we started way too early, but we were down to the wire and they were still putting on earrings and shoes as people got here for pics. We had 14 kids for pics, plus their parents and siblings all in the backyard for about 30 minutes and we got some good ones!







We piled them all in 3 cars and went to Silverstar in Haughton. Me, Matt, Katie and Sadie (we let KJ have a friend so she didn’t feel left out) were at a table with the other Moms that drove, and the teenagers were all at a table in the next room. Even through the chaos of planning with teenagers, all went smooth. I didn’t even know who all was going to drive these kids but had told people I only had 7 seats and it all worked out. I had everyone pay me and handled that whole check so the waitress wasn’t dividing 14 checks and not getting tipped and that all worked out too. 

We dropped them at the dance from 6:45ish until 9:00 and then they all came back to our house for the after party and swam.

I was cold out of the water but they weren’t phased! They all got picked up around 11:00 and I was in bed by 12:00. I was EXHAUSTED Sunday and struggled to go to my open house, but all in all it went well and I’d do it again. I’d much rather her at my house than someone else’s, lol. And most importantly, they had a great time and made amazing memories! ❤️


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