Homecoming Game and Dance

It was freezing the night of Baker's homecoming game against a high school from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (and by the way, we creamed them!). Princess Courtney wore her dress, Under Armour underneath her dress, wool coat, gloves, and a blanket, and managed to still be beautiful and smiley.

Right before halftime the homecoming princesses got into several convertibles (Courtney's was a 1957 Plymouth--at least we think that's what it was) and rode around the football field.

Courtney and her friend, Mallory Bailey, rode together in Lee Swiger's car. Right before they pulled up in front of the spectators in the stands, the girls yanked off their warm coats. The announcer read a prepared statement about each girl. We are so proud of Courtney and what she stands for.

Although it was literally freezing outside, the girls braved the cold while their dads escorted them down the middle of the football field. When Courtney's name was announced, she got a huge cheer from the crowd. Let's hear it for all our friends and supporters. It was a magical night. I (Karen) still have people talk to me about Courtney and her beautiful dress. The Lord blessed us to find a dress that could be made modest, and not only was her dress the only modest one, it was also stunning in color and style.

Here are most of the homecoming princesses and their dads. Before halftime I noticed that a dad had a large bouquet of flowers. I thought the school had given them to him to present to his daughter, so I figured they'd give Greg some too. I was wrong. Tori Wirth's dad talked with Greg just before the half. He had received a phone call right before the game and was told to get his daughter some flowers. So he drove to the store and got a dozen roses. He realized that Greg hadn't received the call so he immediately handed over 6 of his dozen roses. He even cut the ribbon around the bouquet in half. Greg was so grateful, but then he noticed that a single mom of one of the girls didn't have flowers and was feeling bad about it. Greg gave her two of his flowers. She saw another father without flowers, so she gave him one of hers. Tori's dad noticed that another father didn't have any flowers so he gave him two of his remaining six flowers. Out of a dozen roses, Tori's dad ended up with four, but more important than that, there were several grateful fathers, a grateful mother and some happy daughters. I am so grateful for good people on this earth, people who give from their hearts.

I love this picture. I couldn't be prouder of these two. Courtney represented our family, our church, the community, and the Savior well. She kept her standards high and was rewarded with an exceptional experience. Dad was proud too!

Courtney and Jake are very close. They decided to go to homecoming together with a big group of their friends. Didn't they look great!

This is a good group of kids. They had so much fun together.

Belles of the ball.

They started the evening with dinner at the Hindman's house. We moms helped prepare the meal, but Chrisanne went all out with the table decorations and ambience. After dinner the kids went to the dance for a while, then half of them came to our house to change clothes and watch a movie. At midnight they all went home so they could get up for church the next morning. This was a busy week for the kids, but it leaves behind a great memory.