Gumtree Ball 2008

June 21, 2008---Rick and Anna Catherine attended the Gumtree Ball in Tupelo tonight. It is a father/daughter dance held to benefit Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Along with dinner and dancing, there was also an arts and crafts station, carriage rides, a silent auction, and a "fashion model" station in which the girls added make-up, glitter, and feather boas to their ensembles and strutted their stuff on the catwalk. The night was spent hobnobbing with celebrities such as Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Barbie, Raggedy Anne, Fairy Godmother, Mickey Mouse, Mary Poppins, and Dorothy with Toto. Anna Catherine also met Kasey Wilder, Miss Teen Mississippi(who is from Pontotoc) and Molly Anna Baulch, Miss Teen Magnolia State. Each girl was given an autograph book to fill with signatures. Rick said there had to be at least two hundred daddies plus their daughters. Anna Catherine's favorite part of the night was doing the "Cha Cha" dance. They both had a wonderful time. WTVA news aired footage of the event on their ten o'clock show and Rick was in the background.





with Snow White:



with Barbie:



with Belle: