Father/Daughter Dance- One Year Later...

TR and Cater before the dance last year...


TR and both his girls this year...



Each year the club that we belong to has a father/daughter dance. It is such a wonderful event and such a special evening for fathers and their daughters.

Last year as I sent TR and Cater away, we were in the adoption process and were completing our homestudy. We had requested a boy and girl between birth and eight years old so we really had no idea who our daughter would be. I remember thinking a lot that night about the daughter we would have the following year. I wondered what age she would be, what her personality would be like, how bonded she would be to us and how our daughters would get along as I especially worried about Cater losing her status as the youngest and the only daughter in the family.

So here we are! The dance was a few weeks ago. It was the first time that TR, Cater and Selina were going out for a special evening. I was so excited for them all. I spent six hours doing Selina's hair the night before as I am still learning and it is really hard to do when she is sleeping (although still easier than when she is awake!). Selina wore a dress that is one of my favorites of hers and is a gift from another adoption mom that has become a good friend (thanks BFF!)



As a special treat, I took the girls to get their toes done and to have their big toes decorated with a flower and jewel. The girls loved it. Selina kept looking down at her feet smiling the rest of the afternoon!



I had fun taking pictures of their first father/daughter dance as a threesome...








They headed to dinner at the club with another dad and his daughters and then they all headed to to the dance. TR said that the girls had a blast and that Selina really enjoyed herself and did not seem nervous at all. The girls had a great time dancing with daddy and each other...







And trying to do a flip on the dance floor...


Last year, I did not know what our future had in store- now I do. We are so blessed to have two wonderful daughters. To watch them together and how much they love each other after 12 weeks has been beautiful. Cater has blossomed into a caring and considerate big sister and it is obvious by the way Selina follows Cater and copies her that she is happy to have her.

What has been even more wonderful is to see TR with both of his girls. Cater has had him wrapped around her finger for years. She just LOVES her daddy and he loves her. Now it is a fabulous sight to see Cater and Selina run as fast as they can yelling "daddy, daddy, daddy" and leaping into his arms when he comes in the door. Any yup, Selina also has him pretty much as putty in her hands! There is nothing better than to see a father with his daughters.

Thank you God for daddy's girls... and for making the addition of Selina turn out better than we ever could have imagined...