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Title: Last day of school
Post by: Booner on May 15, 2009, 10:06:42 AM
Today was my son's last day of high school ( they grow up so fast!) and so to celebrate he decided to wear my kilt! We got up early and I had to help him get dressed (been years since that happened)---since there's a small difference in our size I had to use about a dozen safety pins, and no matter how hard we tried, the kilt hung below his knees, but we got it to work.

He looked pretty good and I took pictures. 
(http://clanthompson.org/Temp/Booner%27s%20son.jpg)

(http://clanthompson.org/Temp/Booner%27s%20son%202.jpg)

I let him drive my car just in case they sent him home

Booner
( a proud father)
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Donna on May 16, 2009, 03:02:42 AM
Hey Booner,

Boy, you're speaking the truth when you say that the kids grow up so fast...my little boy just turned 43  :o
And your son is so handsome in his Dad's kilt. Thanks for posting the photos!

Donna
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Michael Thompson on May 18, 2009, 06:57:32 PM
That's way cool Booner. My son has worn his kilt to school a couple of times, including the prom. He's probably going to wear it to graduation Wednesday, as he's playing bagpipes in the ceremony.
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Mary on May 20, 2009, 07:05:52 AM
Michael -

Anyone going to get us some pictures of your son playing his pipes???  We can start a real rogue's gallery with member's offspring!   ;D

It's so great to see the young people WANTING to get involved in their Scottish history and culture! Good on the parents, too!
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Booner on May 20, 2009, 09:52:00 AM
So my son comes home from school after wearing the kilt--He's all excited!!

He says "Dad! You're right!  The girls did the kilt!  Even the stuck-up came up to me and told me how sexy I looked!"

He now wants his own kilt

(sigh) They grow up so fast!

Booner
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Mary on May 21, 2009, 05:40:32 PM
.......and I know just the place to get one!!  ;D  ::)

Maybe a sport kilt until he decides whether it's ENOUGH of a girl-magnet to justify the investment of the "full 9 yards"..............

That's cute though........ start saving, dad!

Mary
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Michael Thompson on May 22, 2009, 07:55:07 PM
Anyone going to get us some pictures of your son playing his pipes???  We can start a real rogue's gallery with member's offspring!   ;D

It's so great to see the young people WANTING to get involved in their Scottish history and culture! Good on the parents, too!

Here's a video of him playing the pipes at the graduation ceremony.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=186079680366 (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=186079680366)

Here's a photo of him at the graduation wearing my Thompson kilt:

(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs091.snc1/4658_186085020366_747200366_7015820_3702620_n.jpg)

Here he is in one of his senior pictures with his pipes:

(http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs091.snc1/4658_186085185366_747200366_7015822_331227_n.jpg)

These images are kind of misleading, cuz he usually makes funny faces when he sees a camera. ;)
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Mary on May 22, 2009, 09:41:00 PM
He looks a lot like you, Michael (but without your smile!)

I'm so glad they let him have a senior picture taken with his pipes! They used to be so stuck-up about what you could/couldn't have or wear in a senior picture!

Does he wear about the same size kilt as you...........or are there lots of safety pins somewhere???
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Donna on May 23, 2009, 12:31:58 AM
Hey Michael,

Be they Dads or Sons, there is absolutely no shortage of handsome men around here!  ::)

Thanks for posting your photos.

Donna
Title: Re: Last day of school
Post by: Michael Thompson on May 23, 2009, 07:21:49 PM
He looks a lot like you, Michael (but without your smile!)

Oh he has a smile alright. All his own.

(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4658/66/84/747200366/n747200366_7028972_8184222.jpg)

(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs091.snc1/4658_186536245366_747200366_7028973_8103628_n.jpg)

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Does he wear about the same size kilt as you...........or are there lots of safety pins somewhere???

It was a big belt he cinched up tight. :-)