Dallin asked a girl named Sara to Junior Prom this year by making a "Saran Wrap Ball." It's actually a game that is meant to be played at Christmastime. Basically you wrap up a lot of different items in saran wrap, a little at a time, until it's a huge ball! Here are some of the things we put in it.
See how the ball is getting bigger...
As we wrapped different items, we also wrapped little pieces of paper with different letters on them, so that when Sara unwrapped the ball and found all the letters, they would combine to spell Dallin's name. It was actually pretty fun to make.
We also cut the saran wrap several times throughout the wrapping, so that there would be separate pieces to unwrap, which made it a harder task. Dallin really wanted this girl to work for it!
Here's a picture of the final product!
And here's a picture of Dallin the night of the dance. I don't have any other pictures of him or of him and Sara. (Frustrating!) Dallin didn't take any pictures on his phone and I don't know if the girl's Mom took any pictures. UGH!
Dallin asked a girl who had never been asked to a dance before. He is such a sweet, tenderhearted kid. He wanted her to have an opportunity to go. I think he had an okay time, but while they were at dinner, Sara told Dallin that she had to be home by 11:00. But then at the dance, she said she had to be home by 10:00. Since Dallin didn't drive to the dance (he and Hunter went together), Todd had to pick Dallin and Sara up at like 9:45. It was pretty sad, actually. They didn't have time to get pictures at the dance and of course they didn't go get ice cream afterwards either, like he was planning.
I felt really sad for Dallin and I could tell that he was pretty hurt too. It was a somber evening. I don't know if Sara just didn't want to go, or if she was stressed about something, or if her parents really wanted her home. I can't imagine that any parent would really want their child to be home from Junior Prom so early. It was a sad night, especially because Dallin was just trying to do something really nice for this girl. He could have asked anybody, but he decided that he wanted to ask her so that she would have a chance to attend Junior Prom, especially her junior year.
Growing up is hard...and hurtful. You couldn't pay me to go through it all over again. It's all part of life, I know, but it's still hard. It's hard as a parent to watch your children get hurt too, especially when you can't fix it or make the pain go away. I guess that's part of life as a parent. Either way, none of it is easy.
Hopefully next year, Dallin will have a better experience at Junior Prom. I'm sure he will. I'm so proud of him though for being such a great kid and for always thinking of others first. He truly came that way. And someday he will be an amazing husband and father.
We love you Dallin! :)
