Christmas Formal

Ariel's first school dance was the Christmas Formal held on the 6th. Her friend Katie came over earlier in the day so that they could get ready together. Ariel and Katie took Shawn with them to the dance, and he arrived slightly early as well. They enjoyed some pizza and just 'hung out' for a couple of hours before the dance. I wish I'd taken pictures of the snow that night! It was near blizzard conditions, but we got them there safely, and then home again.

This is the table where hair, nails and make up were done. They didn't actually USE everything you see, but it was available to them. I did Ariel's hair. I just did what I'd watched the hair dresser do for her Halloween costume, and it came out pretty ok...not nearly as good as a professional, but pretty decent.

Make up in the big mirror in the dining room just made sense. The lighting was way better than a bathroom or bedroom.

Ariel's never worn eye liner before, so I helped her with it...she looked so beautiful!

    

Apparently, guys aren't used to the complicated rituals of getting ready for a big dance. Also, Shawn does not have an older sister who wears make up or does her hair up 'fancy'...so, of course, he was curious about what Ariel was doing. And Ariel was just NOT happy that Shawn was watching her do make up. It was a cute scene that Don happened to capture in this picture which he titled:

 'Rejection with a Reflection'

And here's our 'little girl' all dressed up! Yes, that IS our Christmas tree this year (we're going to get an artificial one after Christmas when they aren't so expensive).

    

           Ariel and Shawn          and Ariel with her good friend Katie.

   

OK, so the picture is slightly posed...but how fun is this!? What a lucky guy, huh? A beautiful young lady on each arm!

   

The 3 of them had an absolute blast at the dance! I was so glad for them. There were tons of pictures, but this is a really good sampling to show off.

For those of you who are curious, we managed to find the dress and shrug on major sale, and paid less then $35 for both of them TOTAL! The shoes (which you can't see), were very cute flats that we actually paid full price for ($18). Can't beat that for a formal dance!