8th Grade Fall Ball

It is that time of year again....dress selection for the school dance! This year it is the 8th grade "Fall Ball" dance. 

We went to a few stores and finally settled on this cute little dress about three weeks before the dance!!

Two nights before the dance I got Dani to try her dress on with her shoes, and WOAH!!! The dress was way too short!! So we went into dress emergency mode!!! I went to Dillards and JCPenney and bought up every dress I thought was cute and length appropriate and brought them home for an emergency dress fitting the NIGHT before the dance!!! Can you say give me a heart attack??!! Just a little note, most moms/stepmoms would NOT go to the lengths I did, but hey, I remember what junior high is like and this was a big deal!!

Obviously this one was out....too short, tight, revealing...not even sure what I was thinking bringing it home??!!

 

Dani did NOT like this one...so, voted out! 

This was actually her favorite, but the length was questionable and Daddy vetoed it after making her walk around the house with her arms in the air to see high much it hiked up....

And this one was our winner!! All three parents (Josh, me and her mom) agreed that it looked the most age and weather appropriate!

And just because we all agreed....she HATED it!! 

So I had one more day, meaning the DAY OF THE DANCE, to find another option. I surprised her and checked her out early from school at lunch and we went to one more store, but no luck. 

I scheduled her to get her make up done at a local salon in hopes that would make her feel a little glamorous in her dress (that she hated at the moment). She was so excited when she found out she was getting her make up done!! Thanks Brooke at The Ruby Salon!

Once we put everything together, hair curled, make up on and dress together with the shoes.....she said she felt SOO beautiful!!

WHEW...mission accomplished! 

And she did in fact look beyond beautiful!!!

She met up with some friends for pictures and then dinner before the dance....

It always amazes me how much older she looks next to her friends, simply because of her height but this night especially she just looked stunning!

Needless to say, Daddy went home and cleaned his shotguns real good!! Just kidding....but really!! 

She said she had a great time with all of her friends and it was certainly a night to remember!! 

Until next time!