Father Daughter Dance

This is was the first Father-Daughter Dance that I didn't help organize. It was a bit like letting go of my baby, but it was a good thing for our schedule and our family. It turned out beautifully, thanks to some amazing moms.

Therese was home sick. It seems someone is always home sick for the February Father-Daughter Dance. And eight-month-old Lucia wasn't quite up for dancing. So Joe escorted three of his beautiful girls. Marguerite ended up sleeping on his shoulder much of the night, but Anna Marie and Kathleen, true to form, had a great time.

Kathleen, Marguerite, Joe, and Anna Marie

Great fun!

Anna Marie line dances like a pro.

Father-Daughter Dance Retrospective

After the last post, I decided to go back and look at our Father-Daughter Dance photos from the last five years... just to see how the girls (and Joe) have changed and to remember each year.

When I couldn't find a posed photo from 2007, I realized that was the year when Anna Marie and I were sick. I wasn't present to take the posed father-daughter photos, and Joe escorted just Kathleen that year. Even with that little gap in posed photos, these provide a fun look back at the last five years.

2006

Kathleen, Joe, Anna Marie.

Therese was in-utero (and due any day).

2007

Anna Marie and Elizabeth were home with the flu this year.

No formal photos this year, but Kathleen enjoyed the dance with Dad (and won a door prize to boot).

2008

Anna Marie, Joe, and Kathleen.

Two-year-old Therese's last year at home.

2009

Kathleen, Joe, Therese, and Anna Marie.

Therese gets her first taste of the Father-Daughter Dance and stays awake for the whole evening.

2010

Anna Marie, Therese, Joe, & Kathleen.

Two-month old Marguerite is at home, awaiting her dance debut with Daddy.

5th Annual Father-Daughter Dance

It's hard to believe it was five years ago that I decided our homeschool group needed a Father-Daughter Dance. A couple moms and I got together and held the first annual Father-Daughter Dance in 2006. And here we are, five years later, repeating this now-popular event a fifth time. It's a fun event, and my hope is that our girls will cherish these memories with their dad for a lifetime.

Joe escorted his three lovely ladies to the dance again this year. (Joe, of course, has four lovely little ladies now, but two-month old Marguerite is just a little young for dancing. Next year! ;)  Joe surprised Anna Marie, Kathleen, and Therese with corsages, to their great delight. And, of course, he danced their socks off. It was an evening of merriment with Dad and girl friends. 

Joe poses with the girls.

Therese dances with her pals.

Kathleen spends time with her friend, Jordan.

Anna Marie (front-left) enjoys time with her homeschooled girlfriends.

Therese, ready to fall asleep in Dad's arms, snoozes away the end of the dance.