Father Daughter Dance

Helaina and Jim attended the Father Daughter dance again this year.  It's a fundraiser for Golisano Children's Hospital so it's a fun time for daughter and Daddy and a good cause to support (especially since Helaina will soon be a patient there for yet another upcoming surgery).

She was so excited about going since she had such a blast last year.  We did her hair in french braids, picked out special jewelry, wore her shimmery sequined outfit that she absolutely loves, strapped on her "shoes with the heel" and finally slipped on her wrist corsage that I got from the florist.  She was a hot pink shimmery beauty.

I made them pose for a few pictures but Helaina was so anxious to get going that she growled at me every time I said "Wait, one more shot."

Awww, thought this would be a cute shot, and it is.

Yah, there's a balloon guy there and check out this insane balloon hat - while holding a bouquet of balloons.  She also came home with a pink balloon doggie.  Yup, still balloon obsessed.

 

Busting a move.  She loves twirling in that skirt because of the way it moves as she twirls.

FINALLY, tooth number 4 was pulled.  We tried 4 different times over the last few weeks to pull it but it was a stubborn tooth.  Helaina was SO anxious to get it out, more so than any other tooth that was looset, probably because it is her first upper tooth she'd lose and she wanted to see the big "gap".

President's Day was the day.  Jim was off from work and she woke up that morning and as usual "Check my tooth.  Is it ready yet, is it ready, can we pull it?"  Yup, it was dangling darn good.  Jim had first whack at it.  He grabbed the tooth with a tissue and gave it a yank but no dice (I think he was afraid of hurting her).  Helaina tried next with no success either.  "Oh for Pete's sake" I said as I grabbed the tissue.  "It's hanging below the gum line by a few threads.  Are you ready?  One, two, three!" and with one good tug it was out and in the tissue.

Excitement beyond belief.  She's very proud of her new gap.  The other front tooth is loose too but if it's anything like the other one, it will still be in there for a while.