This year Becky entered Ariana into the Annual Dogwood Festival pageant, and she won the Tiny Miss title! Which meant she got to ride on a float in the Dogwood Festival parade and also celebrate at a Queen’s Ball.

The girls and I made the trip down to see her.

Here she is on the float before the parade started (it was a Candy Land theme).

Doing her princess wave as she passed us.

My high school friends Jenny and Samantha, and Jenny’s sister Laura all came to watch with their kids.

Here’s the whole gang – between the four of us we have 9 girls and 1 boy.

Here we are, each with our oldest. Everyone has a mini me, it’s a little crazy.

That night we got all dolled up and headed to the Queen’s ball at the Double Tree hotel.

The girls and I at mom and dad’s house.

Becky and me, and the girls with the little Princess

The event was a mix between a wedding and a high school dance. The girls were most thrilled to dance with the Queen herself. Lauren especially was enamored.

It was a really fun night and Ariana had a great time. She felt so special all day and my girls were thrilled to spend it with her.