Daddy Daughter Dance

Last night was Natalie’s first formal, a Daddy Daughter Dance sponsored by the Girl Scouts. She and her dad had to get all dressed up. She looks grown up doesn’t she? I had bought a dress for her at the Nihong Children’s Market for 88 RMB, or about $12. The girls all earned a “night on the town” patch for the evening’s outing. They were told that they needed to take their Daddy’s around and introduce them to their friends and their Daddy’s. If you notice, I even got her up up into a decent looking bun! I had to watch a bunch of videos on the Internet to see how to do that. Hair styling is definitely NOT my forte!

It was funny to see how much Natalie’s expressions mimic Tom’s. The closer we got to leaving, the more anxious Natalie started to get. Tom said once they got there, Natalie was a bit shy. But she didn’t really want to dance to with him. She told him to “Go away!” Just like every other little girl. She did dance with her girlfriends though. Natalie told us that they played 3 High School Musical Songs, 2 Cheetah Girls songs, 1 Hannah Montana. And 3 songs she didn't know. Natalie felt that the dance was just ok. She is saying this morning that she did like it and dancing with her dad. Not sure she would want to do it again in the next few days though!

I uploaded all of the pictures to Shutterfly. There are some pretty

cute ones of Natalie with her Dad. Enjoy!