Jessie's Night To Shine

Last night Jessie attended "Night To Shine", a prom for special needs adults, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. This prom night is held all over the United States on the same night. Thousands of special needs adults are able to feel pampered, LOVED, and have a wonderful time.  It takes thousands more volunteers to pull this evening off. My thanks to every single one of them.

The only way we got Jessie there was that Brent was going, and one way to get Brent to go was to have Jessie there. Talk about sneaky parents!

Brent seemed to have a better time than Jessie, but she did OK. It WAS way too loud and too many people. Thankfully, after she ate, there was a sensory room (quiet room) where she could decompress. I'm proud of her for trying and not insisting we go home. We did leave after the crowning. A special thanks to her buddy for the evening, Janis, and especially to Rachel for being with her all evening.

Below are highlights from last night ...

Mom, Rachel, Jessie, Brent's aide, Brent's parents and Brent.

Just arrived and being assigned a buddy and directions.

The best of friends.

The gym was decorated like a wedding!

Absolutely beautiful.

No dancing for Jessie, tho!

She's got a good grip on Rachel's hand.

Just had lipstick put on.

Absolutely my favorite picture.

 

All were crowned

Queen of the Prom

and

King of the Prom

A memorable night for over 80 special needs adults.