A couple of months back Julia heard an advertisement on the radio about a dance like this and wanted to go. I looked into it. It was held at a hotel downtown somewhere and was pretty expensive. Then we realized that a few weeks later we were having a smaller gathering in our neighborhood, so I decided we should go to that one instead.
It happened on a Saturday night, just two days after I had been in San Diego for a few days at a conference. We both got dressed up and took this first picture (a keeper for sure) before heading out. The community center had food and lots of candy - the was a Candy Land theme after all. When we first arrived we hit up the bracelet making station. After making a bracelet, we decided to hit the dance floor.
Julia's favorite dance move was for me to pick her up and toss her into the air. Throughout the night we danced to songs from the movie Frozen and all the classic dance songs you would expect (like YMCA and Butterfly Kisses) at a Daddy Daughter Dance. There was a conga line at one point, leis, and mini glow sticks passed out at the dance. In the center of the room was a table filled with cupcakes and each centerpiece at the tables was made from cotton candy and other edible decorations.
It was about the perfect amount of time (2 hours) to eat and make crafts and dance. Julia obviously had a great time and we will do this every year in the future as long as she still wants to do it. Afterwards she told me that this was "the most fun thing" we had ever done together.
