"Little Women" Family: Daddy/Daughter(s) Dance

Friday, April 29, 2011

Daddy/Daughter(s) Dance

The Transformation of Princesses... The girls wanted to take "Before" and "After" pictures. Super cute! :)

All of our girls have wanted to go to a Daddy Daughter Dance for a long time. However, we would always see the flyer too late, or we didn't have the money at that time (it gets quite expensive with 6 daughters!) or we were busy that night, etc. Well, some wonderful person planned one at our church... for free!! It was perfect!! :) So, I helped the girls dress all fancy (they picked out their fanciest dress- except Riana, who wanted to match the girl on the flyer by wearing my old poodle skirt) and curled their hair (except Karina, because we ran out of time, but luckily, she loved her "Belle" hairdo.) Then I found their fancy Disneyland crowns, that we were saving for a special occasion, such as this. It was the perfect touch! They loved wearing them!

They were even more surprised when Daddy showed up with a special flower for each one of them! They loved receiving this special gift from their Daddy! (These flowers were extra special too because after about a week, they changed colors- from pink to purple! Cool huh?)

Our Grant and daughters (Riana, Sariah, Tierra, Karina, and Aurora) met friends, Grant and his daughters (Hailey, Aimee, and Brooke), and Jason and his daughters (Renee and Paige) and father-in-law, at the Ram, for dinner. They ordered really, really huge burgers for everyone to share (one per family). The girls thought it was way fun! :) (I personally was surprised at how clean they stayed for ordering this.)

Of course, they ended the night at the dance, dancing the night away with their Daddy, and their friends too! (And eating desserts, which everyone brought.) They had such a wonderful time and felt like princesses!! I hope they have the opportunity to do this every year!! It was so fun! (And it sure doesn't hurt that I get a night to myself, while they are gone- LOL!! Well, this time I had Calyssa with me, but close enough.) I'm glad they finally had the opportunity to go to a Daddy/Daughter Dance, like they've always wanted to. I'm so thankful for whoever planned/carried out this idea! :)

2 comments:

Mike and Julina said...: This melts my heart! So sweet!; 5/1/11, 8:25 PM
Heather said...: Lovely princesses! They look great. I bet this is a "top ten" night for the girls. What fun. I hope you enjoyed your quiet house for a few hours. Someday I will have a quiet night, when the boys are all off to priesthood session. Well, I only have to wait about 10 years! haha!; 5/2/11, 2:51 PM

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My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)