I should have posted this ages ago. But I swear I can't keep up with this dance business. We get one over with and its time to go to another one. This poster making below happened the day after Prom..as in 2 1/2 months ago! Kyleigh asked Boy #3 and her good friend Mercedes asked his twin brother. {These are the boys that wanted to take them to Prom but Kyleigh had already been asked by Boy #2 and Mercedes was dating Boy #1 at the time.}
Here's a creative candy bar card for ya....
To the M&M {their last name starts with M} brothers! Who Nu we'd have to ask you this early to MAG? Even though you probably wish you could TAKE FIVE from all the dance craziness, we want ZERO chance of getting beat to the PUNCH. We are calling DIBS on the two of you now before someone else does!! We can't wait to go with two of the hottest TAMALES in town!! Get ready for DOUBLE the fun! Search the jars {Since Valentines was a few days away they were filled with Valentine conversation hearts with letters on the back to spell Kyleigh and Mercedes names.} to see who would LOVE to go to the dance with you!
Boy #5 had gone to church with us and stayed for family dinner and ended up helping with all of this. He was such a good sport! {Almost for the entire time leading up to the dance.}
A few days later. This was at our door. Smart Cookies! YUM!
There was a crossword puzzle inside the cookie box. She had to find 10 words that would give her her answer. We searched for words that we thought might be in there like ..."Yes, Kyleigh, I would love to go to the dance.." {ya know pretty typical answer.} We did find some of those words, but for the life of us we could NOT find ten words to make a proper sentence in the English language! We were stumped. Kyleigh finally texted Boy #3 to give him a hard time and told him we were finding words like...eat. this. you. pig!" Oh gosh it was hilarious! Finally we came to the conclusion, with a little help, that it was just ten random words. They were... YES. KYLEIGH. DANCE. BEAUTIFUL. LADY. FUN. CRUSH. MAG. COOKIE. LUCAS.
The theme of the dance was "Better Together". So for some time... there was racking of the brains trying to think of famous duos/couples to dress up as. One idea was Bond and Bond girl. Emma's response to that was..."What is Kyleigh supposed to wear, a bikini?" "You can't be Mormon and be a Bond girl!" {That was the quote of the day. haha.} Finally they figured it out one weekend when they were all hanging out up at City Creek. They happened to go into the Disney store and Kyleigh was hit with inspiration. Peter Pan and Wendy! Funny thing is, Boy#3 was just as excited about it as she was.
Out of all the dances, this dance by far was the least drama filled leading up to it.... until it was time to plan it. Goodness me. I think by the day of the dance all the girls were on each others last nerve. You can imagine the planning stage with 6 opinionated girls {some more so than others} and keeping every one's feelings in check... is no easy task. One girl joined the group the last minute. {She was the lucky one.} It sounds ridiculous but the details of getting these things planned is exasperating and before the date I'm certain that all of it is more trouble than it is worth. And I'm not even the one going!! haha. Although I thought for awhile I might have to escort Kyleigh and her date and another couple {one practically an adult} up the canyon. How awkward is that? The whole driving scenario was a story in and of itself to the point where I'm not even going to attempt to explain it, cuz it was a doozy.} So basically lots of compromising going on, over where to eat, what to do for the day activity, who's driving, who's driving with whom. To make matters worse they ended up having to switch their plans in the 11th hour due to bad weather... and they got stuck bowling {bluck}.
So.....Jaren and I always give our two cents worth when its a girls choice dance. Maybe we shouldn't, but heck we are paying for it, so you better believe we are going to give advice on how to get the biggest bang for your buck, no matter who the date is, whether its Boy #3 or Joe Blo. These dances are not supposed to be your standard Friday night date. We encourage Kyleigh to try different restaurants, {this is your chance to do it!} do an activity you've never done before, like go snorkel in a 10,000 yr old crater up in Midway. Ya know, be creative, go beyond the norm.. {within reasonable expense} make it special and memorable. She feels the same way. But some don't think like we do. And thats fine, until the difference of opinions and hogwash make it so my daughter, who was one of the instigators of this whole thing, isn't even excited for the date any more because of all the "issues". One being she isn't even doing anything that she originally planned to do. haha. Luckily she was able to have a good attitude and just go with the flow. As a result they had a completely awesome time! For reals!
Some of these girls really went outside their comfort zone and asked boys that are not in the normal friend group. So brave and so proud of them. Their motto was YOLO. You only live once! The cute couples in the group.. Selena Gomez and Justin Beiber, Nancy Drew and Ned Nickerson, Darla and Alfalfa, Gwen Stacy and Spiderman, Fred and Daphne, Troy and Gabriella from High School Musical.
With the twin brothers!
The infamous Murray
They helped clean up after the dance and then went and hung out some more. Doing what they do best. ;) When Kyleigh dropped Lucas off she gave him this little "Tinkerbell" inspired thank you note with pixie sticks....
Then a couple of nights later this was on our doorstep. How cute is he? Seriously. He and his brother and another one of these guys have become regular hang er outers even before the dance and since. They have a great time together. Just fun, nice boys. So all in all the M.A.G. dance was a success!
I'm quickly adding the Layton Prom to this post in an effort to get these dances chronicled. As we have another one coming up in 2 1/2 weeks. Makes me laugh. How many dang dances can there be? This one is the last. for the school year. Phew!
Layton Prom
Cousin Andrew was here for a few minutes visiting after Priesthood a few weeks back. Kyleigh and her girlfriends were joking around with him about crashing Layton's Prom. He told them he actually had two guy friends that still needed dates. So there was some casual talk about him lining them up etc. We didn't know that he was actually serious about it until 3 nights before the dance. Typical guy timing. haha. Andrew set Kyleigh up with his best friend and cousin Emily went with another good friend of his. I'm telling ya this is the way to go. NO planning, NO day activity, NO dress shopping. NO cost. NO expectations. We didn't even have to get a boutinierre. It was lovely. Kyleigh just wore her Homecoming dress. Yes, a little under-dressed for a prom, but her date wasn't in a tux so it was no big deal. The whole thing was just funny. funny. funny. They were both so nervous yet way excited. It was a true blind date! Kyleigh didn't even know what her date looked like until minutes before he arrived. Andrew is trying to show her a pic of him off his phone before he ran off to pick up his date.
This is Tim!
And Andrew! haha.
The group just so happened to come to Andrew's for pictures...I got a kick afterwards finding out the dynamics of this group. Why Tim and Ben didn't have dates, who likes who, but who asked who first, who in the group were currently dating and had previously dated...{sounds familiar...haha}
Kyleigh and Emily are so happy they went. They had the best time! How could they not? If these guys are friends of Andrews you know they are great guys. My nephew Andrew is the cutest kid ever. Kyleigh said as far as the dancing goes it was the funnest dance she's been to. These guys dance. Like break a sweat dance. Kyleigh loves that! They had their after party at Andrews. It was a late night as Kyleigh and Emily slept over. Good times for them I'm telling you. I would say the blind date was a success. Both of them would for sure hang out with these guys again if given the opportunity.
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