Daddy's LIttle Girl

Last night was the annual "Father-Daughter Dance" at Beth's school. Beth wore her Easter dress, complete with a gorgeous wrist corsage, and Daddy dressed up for the occasion as well. Beth was beyond excited about her evening out with Dad. It was quite difficult to get her to stand still for some photos (note that the horrible haircut from last winter is finally starting to grow out!!) An exhausted but very, very happy Elizabeth arrived home at 10pm, the latest she has stayed up since Uncle Danny's wedding last summer! Dan reported that the event was quite a success, with a hundred little girls dancing the night away alongside their friends, while the Dads sat and chatted on the sidelines. Daddy managed to steal his date back for a few slow dances (Butterfly Kisses was one of them!), and he even managed to videotape some of Beth's dance-floor moves for me to watch at home. (I can't post them here because there are so many other children in the background, and I wouldn't want to put them on the Internet without permission).

Today a very cranky Beth awoke at 6:30am along with her sisters, and there were a few minor meltdowns as the day wore on, but now she's tucked into bed once again. Dan mentioned seeing a few Dads on the dance floor last night with two or three daughters all slow-dancing together, as he himself will be doing in only a few years. We know that those difficult teen years will sneak up all too quickly, so it's wonderful to have events like this, where Daddy and his little girl can dance the night away together...and share a few butterfly kisses at bedtime, too.