Remember when...

There is nothing like helping your daughter get ready for a high school dance.  

Sure does bring back all those sweet memories of the dances you attended.  

Picking out just the right dress and fussing with the hair and makeup.

And accessories. 

 Can't forget the accessories. 

The perfect earrings, the ideal necklace. 

And when it all comes together, you definitely feel like a princess.  

(Perri and two of her friends ALL looked like princesses!)

Especially when your Perry the Platypus slippers match your dress so very well.  : )

Hammin' it up with her date.

And all the couples ready to walk out the door.

 

Thanks to Tori (in the red dress...Perri's bestie) and Tish (Tori's mom) 

for having us all to their house to enjoy the primping

and fussing and especially the 

fun and giggles!

I've accomplished so little today...

Because I keep looking at old pics.

Some of them have brought back great memories.

Some have nearly brought me to tears.

I need to stop now.

Okay, not right now. But in a minute.

Or two.

First I have to show you these shots.

(Taken in '05.)

This is Perri's hair before a gymnastics competition. She was 7 years old.

Yes, I did that myself. :) I'm pretty proud of that fact. I used to fix her hair in such cute styles!

{Then she turned 10 and needed...no, wanted...okay, DEMANDED to do her hair herself.}

And this is Tucker (age 3), who didn't want to be left out of this
top-of-the-head picture-taking fun.

How CUTE is that?