Daddy / Daughter Valentine's Dance

Each year our city puts on a Daddy/Daughter Valentine's Dance.  We've looked into it in the past, but the recommended ages are Pre-K and up.  I actually didn't even think of it this year, but out of the blue Shawn sent me an email with all the info and told me he was going to sign up to go. He is such a great Daddy!  I knew Em would love going and I was excited for them to go.  I suggested they sign up for a later dance, instead of the recommended one for Pre-K, so they could go out to dinner afterwards.  Shawn agreed and so it was all set.  After signing up, he mentioned it to his friend Tommy and he and his daughter, Aubrey, decided to join.  I'm glad they did.  I knew both Em (and Shawn) would probably have even more fun if friends joined them.

I searched online at Macy's and Dillards and picked out about 4-5 dresses that I liked.  I showed each one to Em and she got the final say on which dress she wanted to wear.  She was so excited when she got it in the mail and could try it on.  She wouldn't stop twirling! 

Em loved getting all dressed up for the dance.  She was so excited that Daddy was getting all dressed up too.  She kept telling me, "Daddy is going to look so handsome" while we were waiting downstairs for him. Shawn ordered a corsage for Em and she loved her flower.

Shawn said he was surprised at how nice everything was.  He said they had tons of snacks and the ballroom was all decorated.  He said it was packed though!  He said for the first half all Em wanted to do was sit and have snacks, but by the second half she was up dancing.   Shawn said it was really dark inside the ballroom, so his phone pics didn't turn out so well, but at least we got some.

After the dance, they had reservations at Benihana.  We've never taken Em to a place like this before, but I knew she would love it.  They went out for ice cream after dinner.  It sounds like they had fun and we're hoping to make this an annual tradition.

And while Em and Shawn we're having some Daddy/Daughter time, me and Evan were having some quality time of our own.  Evan helped me run all of my errands.  He did such a great job running errands with me, that I treated him to a ride on the carousel and some ice cream at the mall.