May 26, 2013

A Busy Life

No card to share today, it has been quiet on my blog this week. Although I love to play with paper sometimes life is busy and it definitely takes priority.  As high school wraps up for my son, now an adult I am taking in every single moment.

Ben has made the decision to attend Laurentian University this fall for Architecture.
This is what he has wanted to be since he was old enough to understand what it meant.
Laurentian Univeristy is in Sudbury, Ontario.
I could not be any more proud.

I though today I would share some photos of Ben's prom and a few photos of  artwork from his portfolio. The kid can create magic with just a pencil.






Nicole's dress was stunning.




These kids have been friends since they were young, so lovely to see them all dressed up like adults!







This one is getting framed.




Best buds





Just a pencil and pictures from the Internet

Wiz Kalifa



Jeremy Jones




A rugby collage that Ben composed from 9 photos




Thanks for looking.




26 comments :

Barb said...

Wow! Ben has some serious talent, Tracey - no wonder you are so proud!

Love the prom photos too! So glad you shared them!

DIANA L. said...

Congratulations to your son Tracey-- AWHHH great photos thanks for sharing. What an adorable couple.

Michelle said...

Wow! Tracey, Ben is such a talented artist! I hope that when he gets settled into his more structured architecture world, that he keeps his "other" art alive as well. :-) He looked very handsome all dressed up for his prom.

Lynn said...

Tracey, first the prom pictures are gorgeous, but holy cow is Ben talented! His drawings are absolutely amazing! I had to click through to look at all of the incredible details. You should be proud of raising such an lovely, well rounded young man. And big hugs on your hubby's arrival home today!

Kara said...

wow..what an artist!! hope they had a great time!

Marybeth said...

Loved all the pictures! Ben looks so happy! Oh my gosh he sure does have a wonderful talent! You must be so proud. Congrats to you and your husband and Ben ! I love the one of the two kids ,yes, get in in a frame. TFS big hugs to you!

Janet's Joy said...

Ben is a handsome young man! My goodness he is talented. He must get his creative gene from you! Thank goodness Sudbury isn't too far away...right?

Alanna said...

He looks great in all those photos and his artwork looks amazing. I can see why you are a proud mama!

Jill Norwood said...

Beautiful pictures Tracey! What a special night for all of them! And Ben's art is so special! What a wonderful gift!

Cathy Weber said...

Your sun is so handsome...the kids all look so grown up! I am sure I didn't look anywhere near that when I was graduating! You must be so proud...and also what an artist! I can not believe he drew those pics...I hope he is majoring in something where he can use that artistic talent.

~amy~ said...

LOVE this post Tracey...Your boy is fabulous...love all the pictures! They grow up so fast, don't they?

Anonymous said...

How fun, Tracey. ;-) I love all the Prom photos, and your son's artwork is fantastic! Wow. What a fun time of life, eh?? Cheers and best wishes to your son as he embarks on this new phase of life. And to you, too! ;-) ((hugs))

sandie said...

wow Tracey, not only a good looking son but, my goodness, how talented! These pictures are outstanding-please pass on my admiration to him! And would just love to see more in the future x

Deb said...

Congrats, Tracey! You are one proud momma! Ben has some amazing talent!!! Beautiful photos of him with his friends. Hugs to you!

Joyce said...

Wonderful post. Better than a card! Those photos are just gorgeous. And, Ben's art work is just astounding. He is so talented, and I can see why you are so very proud of him. The picture of him with Brooklyn is so very cute.

Darnell said...

Thank you for sharing the photos and update on Ben, Tracey! He looks like such a fine young man ~ a tribute to you and your Mister for a job well done!! His drawings? OMG, my mouth is hanging open in awe! Such talent is magic indeed!

Lauren said...

Wow, your son in talented! As a New Zealander, I especially love his rugby drawing depicting the Haka.

Greta said...

So fun seeing these pictures, Tracey! What a great looking group of kids--makes me want to get dressed up! I can certainly see why you're proud of him--quite the talent!

Lisa Elton said...

What a cute prom couple they make! Fun pics of all the kids. Ben is serioussly one talented young man, holy cow Tracey!!! Enjoy the week with your hubby, don't worry about the lil ol' blog, we'll all be here when you get back! {{HUGS}}

Geri said...

NO WAY, Tracy!!! That boy's got talent!!! And he's so handsome, too! You SHOULD be proud! Amazing how fast they grow!!! Seemed like some stages would never end when they were younger, always looking forward to new milestones...and then they're graduating!!! Enjoy... what you've ALL accomplished!

Kim Heggins said...

What a wonderful post Tracey. It was fun seeing all the prom photos again, all the kids looked so fabulous and the photo of Ben and Brooklyn is so sweet, I agree, it needs to be in a frame. I am speechless over Ben's art work, wow, what a wonderful gift he has, simply amazing!

Jen W. said...

Tracey, these are amazing! Ben is one talented guy and how exciting for him to be moving on towards his dream. :)

Linda said...

Such wonderful Prom memories and what a great artist your son is. Wow, you must be so proud. Love the picture of brother and sister. So nice.

Sharron said...

Wow, Ben is quite the artist! I know you must be very proud. And TFS the wonderful photos!

Kelly Griglione said...

Oh I'm so glad I saw this post! What a proud, proud mama you must be! Such a handsome young adult, and crazy-good talent with the pencil!! Hope he gets to play some more with it in college!

Kim S said...

What a handsome young man! And what an amazing artist, incredibly detailed work...I am in awe!