Father Son Fun

Each year Joel now takes the girls to their own respective Father Daughter Dance.  So Jonathan gets a special Father Son Evening too.  It varies from year to year.  This year they had the opportunity to go to a Mavs game.  It was Jon's first professional basketball game he got to be at so he was pretty pumped.  They had a voucher from an awesome friend (thanks, Brian!) so they weren't sure where they would be seated until they got there.  The stadium ended up running out of all the seats the voucher was good for so they found some other open seats to give them...which happened to be so close to the court that Joel and Jon had to wait until between plays to be seated so as to not distract the players.  They even saw Mark Cuban seated just below them.  Pretty sweet!  And to top it off Joel bought Jon his own popcorn and soda - something that apparently was a big deal to Jon as we usually share concessions when we get them.  Jon also got to stay up waaaayyy past his bedtime...on a school night.  Bonus! 

 

Father Daughter Dinner & Dance

Emily and Joel got to attend the annual Father Daughter Dinner & Dance put on by our church last Friday evening.  This event could easily be renamed "the day Emily most looks forward to, second only to  her birthday each year" - no joke.  But then what girl would not want to have a new pretty dress and jewelry to wear, have her hair fixed all fancy, and get to wear just a touch of makeup.  And then get to spend time alone with her Daddy in a fancy place.  Pretty epic for a little lady.  I know Joel also enjoys these days, knowing they are fleeting.  I'm thankful as a mom that she has such a great example of how to be valued and treated.  It may just be one of this momma's favorite days of the year too. ;-) 

Looking good and ready to go!

 

I'm pretty proud of how her hair turned out this year.  I have boredom on an ice day to thank for this.  We searched online for how-to videos for easy up-dos and stumbled on this gem.  Love it! 

 

They were given conversation questions to discuss over dinner.

 

Having a great time together.

 

Emily ran into her friend Lynen at the dance too.

Beautiful Yellow Flowers

Katherine's favorite color is yellow.  She is thrilled that there are tons of little yellow "flowers" popping up in the grass all over the place right now.  Anytime we take a walk or are anywhere near some she has to collect a little bouquet of them to save and take home.  So almost daily we have a bowl or small jar full of them in the kitchen to admire.  She even decorated our patio table for dinner one evening with them.  Here are some photos of her with her treasures on 3 different days.