The Parrillo Family

I might be the luckiest guy in the world!  Why?   Because 2016 is the year that I get to go to TWO, yep...two Daddy Daughter dances. Because of some scheduling quirks, the girls' schools moved their Daddy Daughter dance up to the fall.   Here's the post from earlier this Spring when we got all doll'd up and went to the rodeo-themed dance at Immanuel Lutheran School here in Elmhurst . For history's sake, here's some photos of the very first one of these that we went to back in 2013 .  Then, it was just Ellie and me.   And here's the Dance from 2014 . This year, we followed the same blueprint.  I bought both girls some special wrist corsages, we went out to a special dinner at Francesca's in Elmhurst, made a stop in the photo booth (see pic below), at a bunch of snacks and danced our hearts out all together out on the gym floor. I know that the girls really love these nights, but I know I love and cherish them even more.  I'm so lucky that I g...

This year, I was able to take BOTH girls to the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance for the first time.  SD was *finally* old enough to be invited to the party.  For some reason, I didn't post any photos from last year, but trust me...we went! This year, we decided to change things up and NOT go to the Dance hosted by the Elmhurst Park District, but to try the one at the girl's school.  And it was great! We started the evening by getting all 'doll'd up' and posing for pictures with Nat.  As usual, I went out and picked up both girls some wrist corsages - which were a hit! I know that part of the point of the night is to create some special time between dad and girls and to make them feel special.  But you know what?  In thinking about the night, *I'm* the one who feels special.  It is such a joy to watch these two different, wonderful young girls grow up.  Eloise is becoming so mature and poised and deliberate.  And SD is figuring things out ...

Looks like our little daughter has a little bit of Hippie in her!  She's certainly a dancer.  We took her to a party on our block called Elmstock that featured a bunch of live bands. We just stood back and watched Eloise navigate the crowd and make herself at home.  Once the band got into a groove, so did she!  Check her out dancing below.  I'm amazed at how brave she is.  She's too young to know really what to do, but after watching enough Yo Gabba Gabba, she knows that "dancing is good!", so she's doing what feels good - and boogin' down.  Everytime I see her spinning around in a circle, I get a huge smile on my face! And...keep your eyes open for an appearance from Uncle Marc! 2 important things!   1.  If you are reading this in your email and can NOT see the video below, you should click here to watch the video back on Eloise's blog . 2.  The sound is pretty loud.  You might need to adjust the volume of the video (bottom le...