Winter formal time again!

17 years ago

Alice didn't go to the winter formal of her own school. She decided to skip it and spend the dress money on snowboarding attire/equipment. But she was invited to be part of a casual group of just friends at another school. She borrowed a dress and did her own hair. I popped for nails and half of the Betsy Johnson shoes. Alice made the corsages and boutonnieres for herself and Kaitlyn. My cheapest formal ever!

She said it was the most fun she's had at a formal. It was very low pressure. She came home this morning after spending the night at the house of the pretty blond in pink and black and begged for a big breakfast.

Cole and Alice.

Sarah, Kaitlyn, and Alice. Sarah recycled a long dress into a short one. Kaitlyn borrowed a dress from Sarah. Everyone was frugal this time.

All three couples just before they ran to another photo op with a larger group of kids.

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lindac
17 years ago
OMG! Talk about Jail Bait!!
They are adorable!!And the guys are pretty cute too!
Linda c
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17 years ago
Gawd they are beautiful! Can't believe the colour coordination between the guys and gals......the girls were clearly in charge! LOL
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mitchdesj
17 years ago
Alice's shoes are works of art !!

they all look so good !!
canarybird01
17 years ago
They all look great! Love Alice's dress and hair.....and the shoes too.

(Don't they feel a bit chilly though lol?)

SharonCb
Gina_W
17 years ago
Love the shoes! The boys are starting to look more like men and not little boys anymore.
dedtired
17 years ago
Holy smokes. I can hear my dad saying "back upstairs and change that dress." Different times. Well, those girls prove that you don't have to drop a lot of money to look fabulous.

Cute the way the pink and black couple match.

I adore Alice's shoes!
gbsim1
17 years ago
Ahhh to have such legs again! What am I talking about? My legs didn't look that good ever!! They are beautiful girls from head to toe and such pretty smiles! (esp your Alice!).

You know I've got all boys and we did the "match" the dress thing until they got their own tux's. The girls would sometimes nag a bit about trying to get them to match, but I had told the boys to think whether James Bond wore a different tux to match each Bond girl or if Frank Sinatra changed tux colors everytime Ginger Rogers changed dresses. THAT made an impression on both the boys and girls and they were happy with their classic tux ever after. The mental image of James Bond with a pink cumberbund was something that they could never get a grip on!!
lakeguy35
17 years ago
THUD!! As EJ would say....that Robert Palmer song comes to mind... Great pics and good lookin' kids!

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Tracey_OH
17 years ago
Beautiful! I can't believe how grown up everyone looks. Hard to believe they are only in high school! Hope they had a great time :)

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loagiehoagie
17 years ago
Wow! I don't remember the girls looking like that when I was in high school! Holy cow! All extremely beautiful. Glad they had such a great time. Those are memories they will have for life.

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foodonastump
17 years ago
"That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. Yes they do."

- Wooderson
arabellamiller
17 years ago
Wow - not only are they stunning, their smiles show such incredible joy!

WHat a great kid you have.

AM
centralcacyclist
Original Author
17 years ago
Those girls clean up pretty well! It's hard to imagine that earlier in the day Alice was riding horses and cleaning tack. She can go from breeches to prom ready in a few hours flat.

Alice was puzzled over her date's desire to go shoe shopping with her. He actually requested pink as a color theme so that he could wear bright pink and black. I told Alice that the male shopping gene had bypassed the men in our family and that she should enjoy this young man's interest since it is a rare occurrence. She just isn't used to this behavior!

It seems that many of the boys who want to go to the formal dances enjoy the dressing up part of it almost as much as the girls do and make an effort to match. And there are the iconoclastic exceptions as one can see in this prom pic from last spring.
dedtired
17 years ago
Got to love Mr. Gangsta on the left.
Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
She looks beautiful..
Pam, that would be my son on the left...if he ever went to a formal...LOL...
He's a junior and hasn't attended a single one.
eileenlaunonen
17 years ago
Boy thats a great looking bunch of girls they look like models with those long legs...How old are they??? Ugh....is this what I have in my future with Margaret and Bridget!!!! By the way...what size are those shoes??? Luv'em!!!!
triciae
17 years ago
I've been looking at these pictures for 2 days now. They are simply stunningly beautiful! What are they...16 or 17 now?

About Alice's hair...are those wonderful curls natural? Gosh, I think her hair is beautiful. That young women has the world at her feet. Brains, good sense, & beauty. What a combination.

I'm glad they had a good time.

/tricia
centralcacyclist
Original Author
17 years ago
The girls are all Juniors and about 16 and a half. The boys are Seniors. The boys are catching up from last year! The shoes are a size 9.

Yeah, those legs! Alice is only 5-5-ish but most of her is legs.

Alice has a fun sense of style and will often mix things up in interesting ways. Betsey is SO right for Alice (rarely in the budget, though!).

Here is a link that might be useful: The shoes.
centralcacyclist
Original Author
17 years ago
Yes, Tricia, Alice's hair is naturally curly. She embraced it a couple of years ago when she realized it was really easy in the morning. She went through a year of using a flat iron but got over it.
annie1992
17 years ago
Oh my, Eileen, she's sure growing up fast and beautiful. I just love those shoes, too.

Frugal formals, I love that too. Ashley's senior homecoming was themed "country", no formals at all. Of course I paid as much for the Justin boots with silver tipped toes as I would have for a formal dress, LOL.

I love the peppermint striped tie on the guy in the bottom picture. (grin)

Beautiful, beautiful girls and guys seem to be much more "fashion conscious" now than they were when I was that age, but maybe it was just the guys I knew. :-)

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lindac
17 years ago
And have you tried eBay for the Betsey Johnson shoes?
Amazing what's for sale on eBay!
My grand daughter is into Steve madden shoes....
Maybe she doesn't know about Betsey shoes? LOL!
Linda c

Here is a link that might be useful: Betseyville shoes.
stacy3
17 years ago
beautiful! Alice knows how to let those shoes SHINE!!! (oh, and they would fit me - if - ya know - she - like - doesn't have any other use for them???) LOL. right, like I could wear them with my usual attire of sweat pants and jeans...

so cute!
brenda55
17 years ago
Alice is just stunning. She is such a natural beauty, because she looks great in her riding outfits, her "herding" gear, on the beach or wherever. Ohhh, Alice does Betsy 'good'.

Brenda
woodie
17 years ago
Oh my, how beautiful is she! (I love the boys shoes too :)
dixiedog_2007
17 years ago
Wow, what pictures! Everyone looks terrific. What memories they will have looking back on those pictures years and years from now.

The last picture (the one with the boys all by the pool), the one on the left in the white suit with his arm up is a dead ringer for Matt Damon!
caliloo
17 years ago
Alice is certainly a lovely young woman! THey all look great and verrry grown up - and I love that the guys all coordinated with the girls! Tooo cute!

Great photos and I hope they had a wonderful time.

Alexa
sally2_gw
17 years ago
It sounds like Alice has her priorities straight, spending money on important things, and going frugal on formal wear for single events. She's so creative and smart, oh, and yes, beautiful too. Way to go, Mom.

Sally

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