The girls and I spent the week combing the thrift stores for ball gowns, but we came up dry. When I was at the pediatrician's office on Friday, the receptionist told me about a local consignment store that usually carries dresses for special occasions. I took the two older girls to the store and we found something for Grace right away. This was literally an answer to prayer as I had told Grace she would have to wear something she already had for the ball that night. She was very disappointed, I could tell, but we had simply run out of time. Then we found the perfect pink dress. God is good.
Elizabeth was more than happy to wear the Easter dress Grandma Dianne had sewn for Grace a few years ago (she's been dying to grow into it) and Lydia was tickled with the dress I picked up for her at Costco.
Daddy took the girls out for a very nice dinner and then they met up with Uncle Trevor and his four girls at the dance. A Christian rock band played for the first hour, then a D.J. played more Christian rock music. Grace was disappointed in the music. She had hoped they'd be playing waltzes all night. Elizabeth thought the whole thing was a bit loud. Lydia was enamored with what all the other girls were wearing and she came home and described for me some of the frocks in detail.
All in all, Daddy and his girls enjoyed the evening, although they had to come home early because Lydia started to fall asleep. I took the three boys on our own little date while the girls were away. I stupidly chose the restaurant that was close to the facility where the dance was being held. We waited and hour and a half for our food, which allowed us to play at least a dozen games of tic-tac-toe. Paul thought it all was great fun.
Here's a picture of Matt with his three princesses:
Daddy and Elizabeth
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