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princess ball

erin

Dec 8, 2019 — 2 min read

When I mentioned getting tickets for the princess ball this year, Olivia was excited. Emma and Braden didn't want to go. So... Emma spent the day with a friend, Braden did his own thing and Olivia and I went to see some princesses.

She was very excited to get her crown from Tiana. There were a lot of girls dressed like Elsa, Anna and Belle. Olivia was the only Tiana I saw. 💕

Olivia was done after the second princess picture, but she pushed through and got one with all the princesses.

Emma always loved dancing and singing with the princesses. Olivia was only interested in watching and doing crafts.

She was only interested in watching until the balloons came out... 😂

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