Daddy Daughter Date Night

Last night, my daughter went to the Daddy Daughter Dance. She’s been excited since she heard about it. She was even more excited when she heard the theme was “Wicked.”

My wife got her dressed up and even put on a splash of perfume. She was super excited to show me her dress. She looked beautiful and once again humored me by posing for pictures.

The dance was sold out and there were plenty of people complaining about not getting tickets online. It sells out every year, so I am not sure why folks were surprised.

I’ve done this a few times now, so I know that once you check in, you go get the professional photo taken before the line gets too long. It is also smart to get some of the other activities done early.

Ella was super excited to run into a friend from her preschool class. They hung out all night. They never stopped moving and kept me and her dad busy going from place to place.

The City Queen was there and Ella had to get a picture with them. There was a photo op that was made to look like a hot air balloon that we did before going into the dance itself.

We were in and out of the dance so the girls could make friendship bracelets, color, play Bingo, and snack on cotton candy and cupcakes. We also had them make a keychain with our picture in it and took pictures at the Photo Booth.

Most of the music was stuff I only knew because Ella sings it in the car, or it is in a movie she watches. The kids loved it and were singing along loudly. They ran around dancing with each other and had a blast.

9 o’clock came too fast for them. They wanted more dancing, but the DJ had to shut it down. I’m sure they could have gone another hour or two. My aching feet were glad to hear the music stop.