Sunday, March 4, 2018

Father Daughter Dances

Both Addison and Alexa's schools had father daughter dances around Valentine's day. Addison's was first. Leading up to the dance Addison was unsure what a dance was. She was thinking Justin was going to be attending ballet class with her. We tried explaining it in terms of a wedding reception, like a party. She was insisting she was not going to a wedding with Dad. Luckily when the time came she was pleasantly surprised. She picked out her dress with Grammie. I think it was the perfect combination of sweet preschooler, fun dance and eloquent. She let me do her hair. It took us an hour, but it turned out great. She also wore shimmer and a little bit of make up. She felt like a princess. Justin bought her a flower plant, which she loved. We got some great pictures and off they went. According to Justin they had a great time. Addison didn't care to dance with Justin but did enjoy dancing on her own. She ran around with her friends, ate tons of sweets and fell asleep in the car on the way home. It was a successful first dance.

About 3 weeks later it was Alexa's turn. Alexa has been to several dances so she had more opinion on her dress and the events leading up to the dance. After a few attempts we found the perfect dress on amazon. It fit Alexa perfectly and was great for dancing. Unfortunately, her skin was super irritated by it. She still managed to wear it to the dance. The next few days she had some bumps but they did heal. Alexa also asked to get her hair done professionally. Since I have been getting relatively good at doing the girls hair, I was a bit offended. I swallowed my pride and took her to her favorite saloon. She ended up with a cute up-do. Her best friend Sophia was there as well. It was sweet to watch them enjoy the milestone together. Alexa's hair dresser asked if she could add glitter. I said sure, then it was going to be sprinkled on. Nope... she ended up with streaks of blue in her hair. Oh well! After hair we came back home to get her ready. She also choose some shimmer and make up. Justin ordered her a corsage to wear. Unfortunately it was huge so we returned it for some pink baby roses. At the dance Alexa was with her group of friends. They had dinner, danced and partied until 8:30pm. Alexa came home smiling.

Both dances were a great bonding evening for Justin with the girls. This Momma enjoys getting them ready but wishes I could join the fun.