Prom 2009

Washing his car and windows. The corvette!!!!!


At Jocelyn's beautiful home!


At the golf course.
Okay....so, the pictures aren't in exact order, but they are here!!! What an awesome night! It all began when Ben started getting ready at 12:40 p.m. to pick up his date at 1:00 p.m. Yes...that is the correct time!! (Ha ha ha ha!! Men!!) We arrived at Nielsen's to pick up his date and take pictures. Whoa! Jocelyn looks beautiful in her gorgeous dress! (If you want a closeup, please click on the picture and it will automatically go larger.) The pictures in front of the fireplace are at Jocelyn's beautiful country home where she lives with mom and dad, Jackie and Mark, and a brother, Drew, and a sister, Andrea. The picture of them with the car is taken by St. James lake. Mark found a man that was willing to let Ben drive his 2003 Corvette to Prom. (Ben had to take driving lessons this morning as it is a manual car.) The last outdoor picture is at the golf course where five couples met to begin their day together. I took over 60 pictures, but chose these as my all-time faves of the couple. Hope you enjoy looking at them!

Their night consisted of going to Mankato to walk around the mall. Then they came back to town to the Love home and three sets of parents (Love's, Nielsen's, and Malakowsky's) made them dinner. They then left to go drive around. We ate the leftovers (a delicious meal you could not find at a restaurant!) and then headed to grand march. Jackie and I were lucky to be able to see Ben and Jocelyn pull up for their big night. (More pictures, of course!) Then we headed inside to watch the grand march. (And more pictures, of course!) We could tell they were going to have a great time! (They attended the After Prom party from midnight until 5:00 a.m. and the stories are that it was a lot of entertaining fun!)

We saw them again at 5:30 a.m. at Nielsen's home for breakfast. Mark made waffles, pancakes, fresh fruit, juices, and bacon for their early morning feast. They ate and left. Ben went to prom with a very nice group of young people and he had a fantastic time! That's all we could ask for.

A few thank you's....Thank you to Uncle David and Aunt Wendi for helping us pick out the most perfect suit that Ben just loves and it looks so great on him!, Thank you to Mark for finding the perfect car to drive up to prom in, Thank to the Love's for providing the home and barbecuing the food for the supper, Thank you to the Nielsen's for the breakfast fare! And, mostly, we thank God that Prom was so much fun for our son and many others!