Trey's date

Tonight Trey is on a date... without me. He's having the time of his life this evening with a beautiful girl who thinks he is the best man in the world. He planned a special evening for her, dressed in his nicest suit, and escorted her to a ballroom for a night of hors d'oeuvres and dancing. 

And despite her best efforts to be as poised and grown-up as possible, she couldn't help squealing and singing along when the song "Let it Go" from Frozen came on. She also got Trey to play along with an impromptu version of Hide and Seek among the other dance guests. But those are things that are bound to happen when you go on a date with a four-year-old.

Here she is, the only other girl in the world who is allowed to date my husband. I curled her hair and let her pick out which dress she wanted to wear for her date with daddy. She was so excited. 

Trey got ready and then left the house so that he could come ring the doorbell and pick her up properly. She ran to the door and invited him in for pictures. Aren't they sweet together? I love her adoring gaze. My sister mentioned that this is a picture we'll have to save to use in a slideshow on her wedding day.

So, with the two of them going on a date tonight, I figured Perrin and I should do something fun, too. I asked him what we should do for our date. He screamed, "McDonald's!" I guess we're not quite as classy as the other two members of the family. But here we are, ready for our McDonald's date.

Trey texted me pictures throughout the night of our sweet girl having the time of her life. She danced with daddy; she danced alone; she danced with a brownie; she danced with a balloon. She danced until they were pretty much the last couple in the ballroom. As she munched on the catered food, she told Trey, "I love daddy and chicken." Which I think is her way of telling him she'll never forget this special night with the most important man in her life, who is teaching her exactly the kind of love and respect she should expect from the future most important man in her life.