Trying on Dresses

My niece has had a really hard year this year.  Her parents went through a separation and divorce that began on the night of her 16th birthday (in April) and the divorce was final at the beginning of November.  We have really tried to be there for her and my nephew as her parents were going through this because we know how hard this has to be on teenagers.  And when their parents were and still are trying to figure out what is going on in their own lives, I knew they needed some extra support and time from parts of their lives that were stable and staying the same during all the changes. 

Now the cousins have always been close and done sleepovers and time together, but it does get harder as they get older so it has been fun that now that she can drive they can come over and visit and hang out.  We live almost 30 minutes away and the kids all go to different schools as well.  Last night she came over to try on dresses for a homecoming dance she was going to that night and a Junior Achievement dance she is going to later in the month (Sammy is also going to that).

Her choice for the Junior Achievement Dance

One option for homecoming....she fell rock climbing and hurt her knee and has to wear a knee brace

This is the option she chose...you can't see the knee brace as much and the dress fit better

Sammy did her hair and makeup...beautiful!

Alyx and Jenna (Jenna had to go to work before the process was done)

Tara took this picture of her sisters

We didn't end up baking cookies.  I was trying to catch up on other things....maybe tomorrow!