If you follow me on Twitter or if you’re a fan of Live and Love Out Loud on Facebook, then you’ve already heard the homecoming rumblings here in small town Missouri.
Homecoming fever was alive and in the air last week here in our little corner of rural Missouri. My two oldest children had dates for the big dance and my daughter was on the homecoming court. It certainly was an exciting night for them both.
I may have been a bit overwhelmed. Seriously? They are growing up way too fast.
Here are a couple of pics I snapped with my iPhone right before we left. (Yes, these pics were taken in my kids’ bathroom. And no, I still haven’t replaced my DSLR.)
My son, Andre, cleaned up rather nicely. I was stoked that he actually agreed to take a pic with me. (I may have bribed him.) Boy is he getting tall!
My daughter wore a floor length gown and did a great job of walking in her heels during the homecoming ceremony. Being elected to serve on the homecoming court was certainly an honor and an experience she’ll not soon forget.
I had a great time getting the kids ready for homecoming and they had a blast. Me? Well, I’ve been sick since homecoming night…
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Have you heard?
I’m teaming up with a few friends to bring you an exciting, new winter photo challenge. The Poetic Winter Photography Challenge starts next week Friday, February 3rd and is open to everyone regardless of skill level, time commitment, camera equipment or geographic location. We’ll have tips, tutorials and freebies each week. Stop by, share your photos and get inspired in a fun and friendly photo challenge environment!
Head on over to the Winter Photo Challenge Page to get a complete list of prompts and to learn more about the Poetic Winter Photography Challenge.
Thank you so much for stopping by and linking up here at Live and Love Out Loud. I’ll do my best to visit as many link-ups as possible, but if I don’t make it over to your place please don’t take it personally. I’m not Superwoman! And of course, if you’re looking for even more folks to link up with, I’d love for you to visit a few of my friends…
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Twitter: vbeautifulworld
January 24, 2012 at 4:12 pm
How exciting! All three of you look very beautiful!
I hope you´ll get well soon!
I´m sending you many hug´s from Germany,
Verena
Verena´s last blog post – Wordless/Wordful Wednesday: Chiemgau (Kampenwand)!
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Thank you, Verena!
Awww get well soon! And such a ahapy moment for your kids and you!
They do grow up so fast!
Ai Sakura´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday {linky party}: Danboard Dragon New Year! | Week 4
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Thanks, Ai! They sure do grow up fast!
Adorable homecoming pics!~ I just found your blog and I love it. So excited to link up! Come visit Marraige from Scratch and linkup with me (my first time hosting). I’m your newest follower!
Christina @ http://www.marriagefromscratch.blogspot.com
Christina @ Marriage from Scratch´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Aw, thank you so much! I’ll be sure to stop by and say hi.
Twitter: babybabylemon
January 24, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Great photos! Glad they had a nice time.
Amy´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday: Does there always have to be an evil twin?
Aww. So hard to watch them grow up. I’m so not ready! Thankfully I’m a few years behind you.
And sending a few healthy thoughts your way. Really hope you feel better soon.
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Thanks, Lish! It was so cold and the fog was so thick that night! Walking around in it and breathing all of that moisture in certainly didn’t help. You know what else didn’t help? Getting a glimpse of my daughter slow dancing with a boy and watching my son’s date take him by the hand.
I cried when I got back to the car after dropping them off. This growing up stuff is going to be the death of me! lol
Twitter: naptimemomtog
January 24, 2012 at 6:41 pm
They are growing up so fast! Great photos.
Sarah´s last blog post – Lightbox {WW #24}
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Yes, they are. Please make it stop!
Twitter: bcIMthemommy
January 24, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Ya’ll looked wonderful! Sorry about the cold. I hope you feel better soon Kristi!
bcIMthemommy´s last blog post – WW: The Art of Skipping Stones
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Thanks! Me too!
Isn’t it great having kiddos old enough for these fun dances? Cute pictures and fun memories, I bet!
Audrey´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday; Peppers and Puzzle
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:08 pm
I don’t know… I don’t know if I’ll survive this growing up stuff. lol
Twitter: VivInterrupted
January 24, 2012 at 8:57 pm
You have such a beautiful daughter and a very handsome son! (And you look very pretty yourself, if I may add!)
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Awww, thank you so much Vivien. That’s so sweet of you to say!
Such great looking children you have!!!
alissa apel´s last blog post – WW – Pink Ballerina Jewelry Box {Linky}
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Thank you so much, Alissa!
Twitter: biggreenpen
January 24, 2012 at 9:21 pm
I think those pictures rock!! And having seen the pix on Facebook of the homecoming, I had to laugh at the postures the boys took (not your son) – they looked so much more awkward than the self-possessed girls. Girls always mature faster I guess!
Paula Kiger´s last blog post – Holy and Human, Seven Days a Week (A Retirement Tribute to Father Gil)
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Boys really do go crazy when they get all dressed up, don’t they? I took a few shots of the boys hoisting each other up in the air. It was pretty funny. The girls were more reserved and concerned about their hair. lol Can’t wait to post those on Facebook! (Not sharing them on the blog since there are other children in the pics.)
Twitter: elainea
January 24, 2012 at 9:23 pm
They look great! And yay for Homecoming court – wow!
Hope you feel better soon.
Elaine´s last blog post – Thank goodness I have LOTS of photos…
Twitter: 1momof5
January 24, 2012 at 9:30 pm
You sure do make them gorgeous!! I have to ask….is homecoming in the winter there every year? Everywhere I’ve lived it’s been the first month of school. Just wondering.
Lolli @ Better in Bulk´s last blog post – @WhyMommy Love Fest – Wordless Wednesday
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Awww, thanks! I do make ‘em gorgeous, don’t I? lol Proud mama here!
And yes, homecoming happens in the winter at the kids’ school but only because it happens during basketball season. Why? Because the school is so small that they do not have a football program. (Unfortunately, we moved to a town where my talented football playing son can’t strut his stuff on the field. Boo!)
Twitter: 1momof5
January 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Ahh! That makes sense.
Sad that your big guy can’t play football, though. Poo!
Lolli @ Better in Bulk´s last blog post – @WhyMommy Love Fest – Wordless Wednesday
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Me too! I really enjoyed watching him play. He was totally involved in the decision making process when we moved here though. Luckily, there are other sports he takes part in and excels in as well.
Twitter: Alli_n_Son
January 24, 2012 at 9:31 pm
What a wonderful time! Everyone looks so nice all dressed up.
Allison @ Alli ‘n Son´s last blog post – Six Months
Twitter: bransonlee
January 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm
Can’t wait to get shooting for your challenge
Still loving the homecoming pics, too! Hope you are having a great week!
Branson´s last blog post – Wild Wonderful Wordless Wednesday
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Me too! I’m so excited to get shooting again! I’m ordering my camera tomorrow. I can’t wait to get it in my hands and start snapping away.
Twitter: KimberlyVensel
January 24, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Homecoming?! You’re much too young to have kids that are going to homecoming dances!
They look great though!
I was just thinking about your DSLR and whether you had replaced it today. Do you have plans to get one soon? If so, do you know what you are getting?
Kimberly´s last blog post – Wild & Wonderful Wednesday #13
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Oh Kimberly, you just made my day! I can assure you, I’m old enough to have two teens. lol
Thanks for asking about the camera. I’m actually ordering it tomorrow. I think I’m going to pick up the Canon 7D. The 8fps makes me all giddy inside! lol And? It should arrive just in time for our winter photo challenge. I hope you’ll join us!
Twitter: DagmarBleasdale
January 24, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Aw, such nice pictures of the three of you. How are you doing with not having a camera? Hope you are feeling better soon!
Dagmar ~ Dagmar’s momsense´s last blog post – 10 Cute and Easy Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts For Kids
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I’m dying without a camera, but I’m ordering my replacement tomorrow so I’m super excited! I can’t wait to get it in my hands and get back to normal again.
Twitter: DagmarBleasdale
January 25, 2012 at 4:20 pm
What did you decide on buying? I need a more professional camera.
Dagmar ~ Dagmar’s momsense´s last blog post – 10 Cute and Easy Valentine’s Day Cards and Crafts For Kids
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 9:28 pm
I think I’m going with the Canon 7D.
Twitter: NolaTricia
January 24, 2012 at 10:07 pm
You have beautiful kiddos & Congrats to your daughter on being on the homecoming court!
How is the camera search going? I am leaning to a D7000 but still waiting for Nikon to announce a D400!
Tricia´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday 1/25/12 {Linky}
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Thank you so much, Tricia! I was pretty stoked that my daughter was on the homecoming court. What an honor and an exciting experience!
My camera search is going well. I’m ordering my new camera tomorrow, in fact. I can’t wait to get it in my hands. It’s been way too long! Ooohhhhh! The D400? You’ll have to let me know how you like it once you get it!
Twitter: babiesandbacon
January 24, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Oh man. How is it that you have children this old? You look like their big sister! Seriously though, you and your son look exactly alike. And your daughter? How beautiful is she? Good job raising such awesome teens!!
Alexia @ Babies & Bacon´s last blog post – (Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Bang the Drum
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Haha! Thanks. Trust me, I’m definitely old enough to have two teens in high school and I’ve got the gray hair to prove it! lol You know, people say that my son and I look alike all the time, but other than our eyes and eyelashes I just don’t see it. I think he looks so much like his daddy. And yes, my daughter is beautiful, isn’t she? Thank you.
They’re great kids.
Twitter: martinmommy
January 24, 2012 at 10:21 pm
How fun! They look really nice.
Sarah Martin´s last blog post – Black & White Wednesday #42
Beautiful children!!!
Wow! Your daughter looks gorgeous! I think I will freak out when my daughter is old enough to go to homecoming.
Honey Mommy´s last blog post – Snow Day and Wilbur the Snowman
Beautiful photos! Such good looking kids you have there
Rebecca Doyle Photography´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday
Gorgeous, both of them! I can’t wait to share those moments with my own kiddos!
Stacey´s last blog post – Whales and Sunshine
Twitter: BFLife
January 24, 2012 at 11:56 pm
Kristi, you made some good looking babies!
Jennifer @ Beauty Filled Life´s last blog post – Payphone – WW
Twitter: GGirlGGreen
January 25, 2012 at 12:20 am
Beautiful and handsome- proud mommy!
Good Girl Gone Green´s last blog post – Wordless sneaky Wednesday
Twitter: 3n3BabiesG
January 25, 2012 at 1:21 am
Oh how fun! I know my husband dreads the day our girls are old enough to go to those functions.
Karly´s last blog post – Wordless{ish} Wednesday: All Smiles
Twitter: dominiquegoh
January 25, 2012 at 1:35 am
Aww..homecomming..the kids are really growing up so fast.. They look great in their homecoming suit/dress.
Twitter: RandomCoolChick
January 25, 2012 at 5:48 am
Your kids are gorgeous! They do grow up so fast, don’t they? And no way do you look old enough to have kids old enough to go to homecoming. I’m just sayin’.
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Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Haha! Thanks Stacy! I’m definitely old enough to have two teens though. lol
Twitter: bestillaminute
January 25, 2012 at 6:02 am
Beautiful! And Handsome!
Hope you feel better soon.
Diane@BeStillaMinute´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday…Nice Wheels!
Twitter: dosweatthesmall
January 25, 2012 at 6:43 am
What a beautiful family, Kristi! And one look at you, nobody would believe that you have such grown-up children already, dear one! You looked fab!
Sweaty´s last blog post – Mostly Sweet With Just a Touch of Bitter
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Aw, thanks! You’re so sweet.
I’m definitely old enough to have 2 teens though. lol
Your son looks so handsome and your daughter is beautiful just like you.
secret mom thoughts´s last blog post – What is She Thinking?
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Aw, thanks. You’re so sweet!
wow, they’re all so grown up looking. what an exciting night…homecoming is so much fun!
RachelJoy´s last blog post – Golden Moments with Photobooth Action
Twitter: HouseTalkN
January 25, 2012 at 7:14 am
How darn adorable are y’all?
Thank you for hosting!
Kerry at HouseTalkN
Kerry Rossow´s last blog post – The Boys…Wordless Wednesday!
Twitter: imperfectmomma
January 25, 2012 at 8:21 am
Oh my word she is so beautiful! And your son is such a cutie!
Man…they just grow up way too quickly. Hope you feel better soon.
imperfectmomma´s last blog post – and stretch
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Awww, thanks Jessica!
Twitter: TammySchaper
January 25, 2012 at 8:41 am
What a handsome man & gorgeous girl! They must get it from their Momma! Hope they enjoyed it!
Don’t Blink´s last blog post – Wordish Wednesday: Concentration
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:30 pm
Awww, thanks!
They are both so goy-geous!
liz´s last blog post – Our Mini Kitchen Remodel
Twitter: MamaDweeb
January 25, 2012 at 9:00 am
oh wow!! What an honor! Congrats to your little girl! I cannot believe how grown up she looks in that photo. She is stunning! (Taking after her mama!)
Annie´s last blog post – WW ~ Me in August 1991, 7 years old
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Aww, thanks Annie! That’s so sweet of you to say. Heading over to your place now, but I’ve gotta be honest…I’m scared. You were 7 years old in 1991? I was 17! lol
Twitter: goaskkatie
January 25, 2012 at 9:38 am
Beautiful children ( young adults). Hoping you feel better soon, Hugs!
Katherines Corner´s last blog post – Wordless Wednesday An Angel To Watch Over You
Twitter: amandaaustin
January 25, 2012 at 10:27 am
Your kids are absolutely stunning!!!
Amanda Austin´s last blog post – Saturday Party Animals
Twitter: denisermt
January 25, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Look at you! A proud mama with her handsome son! Your daughter looks lovely in that color. It really suits her. I bet she made you proud too. You and your family and are so beautiful!
Run DMT´s last blog post – My Grocery Bag Dispenser
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Thanks, Denise! I’ve always loved her in coral and orange. It goes really well with her skin tone and her caramel brown eyes.
They’re so grown up now!
Kristy Life n Reflection Photography´s last blog post – In the Studio
You look beautiful! Aren’t homecomings just the best (Navy wife here) – so much better than the deployments!!
Twitter: southmainmuse
January 25, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Beautiful kids. Glad they had a great time.
What a special time!!! Your kids resemble you so much … such a beautiful family!! My oldest daughter will be starting high school next year. Yikes!!!
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Awww, thanks Tish!
Good luck with your daughter entering high school next year!
wonderful photos and adorable kids
say cheese´s last blog post – Another Rainy Day
Twitter: thenagainphoto
January 25, 2012 at 8:28 pm
I honestly can not believe you have babies in high school. Mine will not grow up like that. They’ve promised.
dumb mom´s last blog post – Wordful Wednesday. How to Throw a Ninja Birthday Party.
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Wish I would’ve thought about having them promise not to grow up when they were younger.
Your blog header is GORGEOUS!
I love it.
And your children? beautiful.
Leighann´s last blog post – The Other Half of Mental Illness
Twitter: TweetingMama
January 25, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Thank you so much, Leighann!
Awe… watching your kids grow-up and turn into beautiful young men and women is both sad and amazingly wonderful, all at the same time! Beautiful photos! =)
Such special memories with them. Aren’t you glad and blessed to be able to be there with them? They are such beautiful kids. Just like their mama
What a fun and exciting night! You all look lovely!
Galit Breen´s last blog post – Thunder Cake
Kristi- what a proud mama you are!!!! So exciting for your kids & all they have going on. Some big milestones going on!!!
Gina´s last blog post – Cookie Overload
Twitter: PampersandPinot
January 26, 2012 at 6:11 pm
You are all beautiful, and look at your radiant children! Well, they’re not “children” anymore!
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