Military Ball 2011

Last night was Bryce's Navy Sea Cadet Military Ball.  You might remember that I was in charge of decorating and had been working on it for the past month.  Gracie and I got home at 2:00am and I was setting up for the ball at 10:00.  I have been looking forward to it for months and am just glad we were back in time. 

Our venue was outdoors, so I was really worried about the weather.  Turned out to be a beautiful night.  It was pretty cold at the end, but I had decided to trade in my dressy sleeveless number for a cozy sweater dress and boots.  It was the right decision :)

Bryce brought his friend, Mattie. She is adorable and such a good sport to sit through all the awards. They looked super cute together too!



Me and my scruffy husband :)


The cake turned out amazing!!  I ordered it from the same girl that did Bryce's birthday cake.  She is so talented!!


The most exciting part of the night was when Bryce was presented with the Theodore Roosevelt Youth Award.  He was the only one who received it and we couldn't be more proud.  It is for his service and dedication to the program.   




After the awards, the dance started.  They all had a great time! 



So proud of this boy!  And always love seeing him in his dress blues!  SO handsome!!

Had a Ball!

I have mentioned here before that Bryce joined the US Naval Sea Cadets in the summer. This program is amazing and we are so proud of him. Last night we got to attend their first Military Ball!! This was Bryce's "first date" and because of the circumstances...his parents went along! He took a good friend of his, Grace, and we had a really good time. Bryce looked so handsome in his dress blue uniform and Grace looked so pretty.

(OK...can I just say...these shoes rocked!! I LOVE them and they were so comfortable! They also made me taller than Bryce again!)


Bryce and Grace


Bryce received two awards. He got his 1 year of service award and the marksmanship with sharpshooter award.




The "dance" portion of the night was outside. It was 45 degrees!! FREEZING in this part of the world ;) Grace did put her coat on after these pictures...poor thing! Richard took the outdoor pics because I'm too much of a wimp!!


So cute...they've been friends since the 4th grade.




My favorite!