Date Night

Last Friday was a date night at our house, and it was wonderful.  However, the date night was not between Derek and I.  Derek took Payton to the Daddy/Daughter Dance in Keller.  They went last year and had an okay time, but this year they both had a blast.  Here she is all dolled up and waiting for Derek.

And being a little silly.

My good looking pair.

Derek said there was a ton of other little girls at the dance and Payton played her heart out.  They also danced and enjoyed some refreshment.

Derek said that there was a dance off, but he was distracting her so she wouldn't noticed.  I gave him a hard time and told him to do it.  His exact text was, "I'll do anything for her, but not a dance off."  I would have paid money for him to enter and to be a fly on the wall to see it.

After the dance, from 6-7:30, they went to a fancy restaurant.  Derek was funny because he said that she ate just one of her chicken strips.  I have a feeling that one chicken strip probably cost a lot of money.  Next, the pair went to the ice-cream shop for a treat.  (Where Payton had no problem eating all her ice-cream.)  Payton informed me that she had a really fancy drink at the dance.  What fancy drink to you think Payton was so impressed with?  Punch.  I almost died laughing.

My pair didn't get home until past nine.  It was a win/ win because I really don't remember the last time I had an evening in my house ALL BY MYSELF.  Don't get me wrong, I missed them like crazy, but the alone time was nice.  I am also so happy that Derek wants to do this with her, and I think it is important that they get to spend quality time alone.  I hope this tradition continues even into her teenage years.  Maybe not a formal dance, but a date night with just the two of them.