Dance Recital

Ok, so some of you know that Emma had a dance recital last week. Well, now you can see the pictures. It has taken me several days to edit these pictures. And don't worry, you won't see all the pictures because frankly, that would take days to view. And I know you don't want that.

So this is Emma getting ready before the recital. I put makeup on her and put her hair in a bun. She had to come dressed in her ballet costume. But looking at these pictures makes my heart ache. I mean look at her does she look 4 1/2? NO!!!


Ok, thought I was going to move on but look at this picture!!!! Those big brown eyes kill me. Seriously this girl has my heart wrapped around her finger.

Ok, now we're at the the recital and her class is dancing to "Moon River" and can I say that it was beautiful. I was a backstage mom, which meants getting the girls dressed from one costume to another, and getting them lined up and ready to go on stage. Which by the way, was a hard job!! I was exhausted by the end of the night. Heck, I'm exhausted just thinking about it!

Anyhoo, Emma is in the middle and just look at that form!!!!

As I stood backstage, I literally cried. No joking! I mean watching my little baby out on that stage took some guts. There were some girls that just didn't handle the pressure very well, but Emma did beautifully.

After we got the girls back to our room, Emma ran up to me and hugged me and asked me if she did well. Well, that started the tears again. When I told her that she did excellent and that I was so proud of her, well, she just beamed! That made my night! Sigh.

We got the girls dressed again, and got the lined up and this time they did their tap routine. They were so freaking cute! Now you have to understand that Emma likes tap but she likes ballet even more. So this was a little more relaxed for her. But she still did a great job.

Oh, and those costumes! Don't they look like something Shirley Temple would wear?

After the recital was over, we handed the girls some roses to give to their dance teacher, Miss Dawn. Emma could hardly wait to give them to her.

Miss Dawn is an awesome dance teacher, and the girls love her. We are so blessed that she teaches our daughter, we could not have asked for a better person. And Emma adores her.

But what Emma didn't know was that we had some roses for her too! She was surprised and was thrilled beyond measure. She held those roses all night.

So, it was a great night. And I think she enjoyed it thoroughly. As did her mommy and daddy. I can't wait for next year's recital, but I think I might let another mom be a backstage mom. I mean we don't want anyone to miss out on that experience do we? Not me!