This year the theme was a 50's sock hop. I immediately thought, "Poodle Skirts!" I showed the girls pictures of them online and asked if they wanted me to make them one. They said they did, so I went about my skirt making plans. As the dance neared I began to get fearful that my girls might be the only ones in them. I asked them if that would bother them, "no." So, the skirt making began. It was quite easy and VERY CHEAP! It only cost me $15 to make all three of them and I still have a ton of material left. Even better, it only took a couple hours to make them all.
Well, they got to the dance (and so did I--yearbook editor/photographer/salesperson/everything) and I was SO GLAD I made them skirts. Not everyone was in them, but the majority of the girls were. It was so ADORABLE. Here are just a few shots of the dance. They aren't my kids, but they show how cute all the girls looked. I was feeling nostalgic and I didn't even grow up in the 50's. I thought about how much things have changed since then and kinda wished it was still like that. They had so much fun dancing back then. Swing dancing is just good clean fun and the girls were modest.
Anyway, a very fun night complete with root beer floats. I'm so glad so many mom's rose to the occasion and dressed their little girls up. A great memory maker.
