Last Friday, Chris took Avery to their first father-daughter dance at church. I can’t believe our baby girl is old enough for this kind of milestone!
Avery chose to wear this new spring dress she recently got from Mommaw Clark. We searched through Avery’s jewelry collection and even managed to find a headband, a ring and a bracelet to match the dress.
Chris, being the sweet and thoughtful daddy that he is, bought Avery her first corsage. He specifically requested a small wrist corsage with yellow and purple flowers (to match their outfits).
Avery didn’t quite know what this was all about.
She thought it was a very beautiful bracelet.
Before the dance, Daddy took Avery on a date to her select location…Applebee’s. He was hoping she would choose someplace a little fancier. But it was better than Chick-fil-A, which is where one of our friends took his daughter! Avery got lots of comments on her dress and corsage. I guess they made quite an impression on the staff and customers at Applebee’s!
Here is their “official” photo from the dance…
…as well as their silly photo booth pictures.
They both had a lot of fun, but Chris didn’t get to dance with Avery as much as he expected. They only danced a few songs together, and that was at the end of the evening. She had more fun playing with her friends and running around making new friends. Chris hung out with the other dads a lot. Maybe next year she’ll actually dance at the dance!
The night ended with a very sweet moment. The emcee asked the dads to spend some time in prayer with their daughters. Daddy wasn’t prepared for that emotional moment with Avery. He said he would have appreciated some warning about what was coming!
Some enchanted evening