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!

Funny Picture Friday

Silly boy!

Funny Picture Friday

My little Superman/Clark Kent!!

Funny Picture Friday

It was free dress day, 45 degrees outside, and this is what he wants to wear!! He definitely didn't get his style from his mommy, but sometimes, I just pick my battles!! He is still adorable, right??!!

Art Ministry

Dani is part of the art ministry in the youth group at our church. This fall semester they painted paintings and then they delivered them to the hospital to cheer up patients. This is her painting, "Sing for Joy"! 

She makes us so proud with all of her talents! Keeping Christ first, always, is what we try to teach all of our kids and it is always so encouraging to watch them live that out!!  She said it was awesome to give away their paintings and to be able to see first hand how happy it made the patients.

They even sang a few Christmas carols!! What a blessing and I hope this is something that will continue!! Thanks Mrs. Joy Petty for leading such a great ministry! 

Square Art

So the kids in the school system did a little art project this year for parents and family called square art. They basically got a square and they could draw anything they wanted on it. Most kids drew or colored pretty pictures. However when I went to go and pick up Cade's....this is what he did!!! I couldn't help but smile and  be proud of him writing all of his letters. Such a sweet little keepsake!! I ordered a little cooking stone and some magnets to pass out for Christmas to the family!! It may not be the prettiest, but it is definitely impressive!

Halloween Fun

We aren't huge on Halloween at our house just because of the meaning behind it, but in this day and age it is hard to avoid between school and life. So we try to just explain to the kids what it means and then have a fun time doing family friendly activities.

We always make special treats for daycare and school parties. This year we made cute little pumpkins out of cuties and celery. Healthy and cute!!

 

 Brooks was a great helper!!

 

The boys dressed up on Halloween day for their schools. Brooks was a cowboy and Cade had to be a community helper, so he dressed up like a vet like Grandpere!! We had a little argument about shoes, apparently vets don't wear crocs or tennis shoes, they wear nice brown shoes!!!

A cute little picture of Brooks' class in their costumes!

Dani was with her mom on Halloween, but dressed up like a wolf and little red riding hood! I think this may be her last year for dressing up...maybe??!!

That evening we went to a church carnival at our church, Zachary First Baptist and the boys dressed up like Ironman and a LSU football player

They played fun games, rode a hayride, and ate popcorn and cotton candy!

The thing they loved the most though, was the inflatable slide. I would say they spend 80% of their time on this thing!!

The boys love dressing up so much that the day after Halloween I always go into the Halloween stores and get costumes on really good sales to stock up their dress up drawer. This year I got a flight pilot costume, Thor and a Police officer!!

Happy Halloween everyone!! I hope it was safe and fun for all involved!