Monday, October 1, 2007

Homecoming

To start Homecoming last Saturday, Julia and Daniel left before 8:00am to march with the Marching Band and Reservoir class floats in a parade around Maple Lawn. It was a fun community activity.

After lunch, the band played for the football game. Dave helped the pit crew run on with the band equipment and props. The band looked great. The football team looked great, too, but unfortunately they lost 14-7. :(



Then Julia had about a half hour to get ready to meet her friends for dinner before the dance. In an effort to find a modest dress, Julia realized that hers would be a bit different from the other dresses at the dance, but she found one that she liked and required little adjustment.


Here she is with her friends. They ate at Tomato Palace which overlooks the pretty lake in Columbia. It was a beautiful night to relax before the dance.




















I didn't get pictures of Daniel, but he also went with a group of friends to dinner. Then about six of his friends came over here to watch a movie for their alternate Homecoming evening.

That night I attended a buffet dinner for 250 women at our church's Stake Center before our annual Worldwide Women's Conference was broadcast from Salt Lake. Many women had prepared dishes from various countries. Dave was one of the men who came to serve us. Kara and Erika attended the broadcast together in Idaho. Their Relief Society had a dinner before the broadcast since it's 6:00pm their time, and 8:00pm here. It's amazing to think of women all over the world who are watching the Conference at the same time.

5 comments:

Tracy said...

Julia looks beautiful! I hope I do as great a job as you in raising my daughters. She's a great a example of how you can keep your standards and still have lots of fun!

Cami said...

She looks great. Oh, how it's hard to find a nice modest fancy dress. I've tried. It took ages! Congrats.

Jenni said...

I love her dress! Good job on finding a cute modest one! Glad that homecoming night was fun for your kids!

Julia said...

She looks beautiful, and that's a lovely dress :)

Deb said...

that dress is gorgeous! what a great choice! not only is she keeping her standards, but she looks fabulous doing it!