Big week at the 'ol homestead...

Yes, it is a big week at the never-a-dull-moment-life-is-an-adventure family homestead this week!

Zack's prom is Saturday and Katie's first high school musical production is this week.

Prom...as in our oldest is going to the prom. Yikes! I survived the ordering of the tuxedo with my teen son who a) knows nothing about fashion, b) cares nothing about fashion, and c) does want to look handsome for his girlfriend. As we walked into the tux shop I told him I would give him $50 if he walked in with me and said "Uh, yeah, we're gettin' married on Friday night...you got something I could wear?" His reply? "That isn't even funny Mom..."

Zack talked through the flower order with me. "Mom, I have no idea what all of this means. Could you order something?"

The weather will be sunny and beautiful this weekend - a perfect setting for a prom. And yes, there will be pictures posted next week. :)

Where oh where has time gone? It seems like yesterday we purchased our first double stroller and loved walking around the neighborhood with Zack and Katie.

High school musical...not the real "High School Musical" mind you. Katie is in her first high school production. She has been in a play before in elementary school. The difference being that when she was in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat it was with the Broadway production downtown at the Aronoff. Professional actors, professional choreographer, 8 shows per week for 3 straight weeks. Cool beans. The current production is at her freshman school. Two adult directors and the rest of the cast and crew are freshman students. Kids which include some who have never acted, danced, or attempted singing in front of others before. Students creating their own choreography and building their own set. Dealing with a very old sound system.

Opening night was Wednesday. As a parent allow me to say that it was awesome! Yeah, not all of the kids are natural actors, and the sound was not perfect, but the show was funny and it was a treat to sit back and watch our Katie perform. She sang, danced, and acted in her true "if I'm going to do something I'm going to do it well" style. I believe her Daddy had a tear in his eye. I know my heart felt like it was going to burst out of my chest. We are two parents who aren't ashamed to be proud of our kids.

I took Marco last night to see the play. After the opening number he looked up at me with a huge smile and exclaimed "this is awesome!"

Parenting teens can be challenging, but it can also be filled with a lot of really fun first moments. This weekend we'll watch our teens wrapping up the first high school production and doing the prom thing. Now this is fun.