Whom to Marry?

 Lee Lee has had a rough few nights being sick with a high fever and abdominal pain.  We learned today that its a rough case of adenovirus after some time in the ER ruling out appendicitis.

All that said, a few nights ago, she was crying in her sleep.  Calling out and talking, and in the jumble she said with great emotion and crying, "I don't want to marry you, I want to marry Daddy."

When I awoke from her talking, I talked to her and told her she needed to take some medicine.  She responded that yes she would take the medicine, and then she would marry Daddy.  I agreed and she took the medicine and drank her water.  Then she started crying and asked in great despair, "Where will all the love go?"

The next day, when she was feeling better, she calming explained that she remembered the dream and that everyone was playing a game where they had to choose who they were going to marry, and Mama picked her, and she responded that no she didn't want to marry you (Mama), she was going to marry Daddy.  Somehow taking medicine was looped in there too.

Dreams are so fun.

Green Frog

 Our little Green Frog stole the show during her preschool production of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

We were so proud of her.  She had a full two words to say alone, and then the rest she spoke out nice and loud with her entire class.

Daddy/Daughter Dinner and Dance

 Our girls got all dressed up to attend the Daddy/Daughter Dance.

They had a scavenger hunt too (so there's one picture of them with the garage door).  I bet Howard and run faster than they did.

A lot to Accomplish

 There's a lot to accomplish this week before Christmas vacation.

Snow White

 A few weeks ago, Lee Lee decided she was Snow White, and she did her hair and make up... but then she wasn't happy with her resemblance.  Then she asked Daddy to fix her hair like Snow White and to show her when he had done so.  Our 4-and-a-half year old is really so fun and sweet.

Daddy Daughter BALL 2022

 Hubby's grandfather passed away recently, so we took our crew to St. Louis last week to spend time with his family and attend the visitation, funeral, and graveside services.

The visitation was supposed to be Thursday night and then funeral and graveside service on Friday, but St. Louis had an ice storm on Thursday so the visitation was pushed to Friday.

Friday was a long day.  Visitation in the morning leading right into the funeral, and then the graveside services.  Following the graveside service, Hubby and I re-loaded the car (we were there 3 days... hardly worth unloading the car), and then had a dinner gathering with Hubby's immediate family (8 adults and 13 children).  It might have been nice to spend Friday night before heading home over the weekend... but we hit the road after dinner Friday night... because, as my parents put it, all three of our girls had Saturday night dates!

The DADDY DAUGHTER BALL was Saturday night!

Tracey and Caroline have attended two Daddy Daughter Balls previously in 2019, and 2020.  There was no Ball in 2021 due to COVID, so this ball was a big deal.  It was Lee Lee's FIRST Daddy Daughter Ball EVER, and Tracey and Caroline's first one after a year without one.

Hubby was NOT going to miss this event with his princesses.

We got home at noon, and after a quick cat nap, Hubby and his princesses were on their way to dinner and the ball a few hours later.