A friend texted several weeks ago and said she’d heard of a Daddy/Daughter dance a homeschool co-op in the area was putting together for Valentine’s. If her husband Will (a cop who works the twelve-hour night shift) could get off half the evening, he was going to take their five-year-old daughter. Would Ed and Emry want to go? I’d have to say Ed doesn’t have a huge interest in dancing since his high school years and various proms he took various girlfriends to (yes, “various” on both scores), but as he’s good friends with Will, I figured that was a “yes”. And since Will got half the evening off, they took their daughter’s on a “double date” this evening.
I’m not sure Emry knew anything about a “dance”. To her “dance” means going to class and working on her steps and routine for competition in April and performance in May. But if she got to get dressed up and Mama even let her wear a little make-up…well, she was more than game! Plus it was a special outing for just her and Papa. And her friend Autumn would be there. A win anyway you looked at it!
Honestly, Ed debated his wardrobe longer than Emry did hers. He decided on the suit, but couldn’t decide on a shirt…and then couldn’t decide to wear a tie or not. But Emry told him he needed to wear a tie, so I told him he needed to do what his date said. In the end, he dressed up more than any date we’ve been on! And they looked quite nice as they departed:
Emry and Ed ready for their date.
So, while I juggled only two kids until I put Ellyson to bed and spent some time just with Ethan, the two of them had great fun at the dance and both came home very happy after their evening out.
Emry having fun.
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