We were excited to hear that Gram and Pa's favorite spot in Salem, The Hawthorne Hotel puts on an annual event for little Princesses (and Princes) in their gorgeous banquet hall! Grammy treated Gwen, Nathan and me to a lovely afternoon of dress up, dancing, and lunch. Gwen and Nathan were announced into the hall when we arrived and we were brought to our table by one of the "Hawthorne Princesses". Gwen seemed a bit overwhelmed at first but she had what I call a quiet excitement. She was in awe of the big Princesses and she followed her Princess around for a good portion of the time, holding her hand and swaying slowly to the music while staring up at her in wonder with a shy smile never leaving her face. Of course, with about 20 minutes left she became completely comfortable and was "that girl" running around the dance floor and twirling like it was her job. I wish I could've bottled that day, it was such a special one for all of us.
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| we loved sharing the day with our friend Emerson :) |
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