"The fundamental mission of motherhood now is the same as it always was: to nurture, protect, and instruct children, to create a home environment that enables them to learn and grow, to help them develop a heart for God and his purposes, and to send them out into the world prepared to live both fully and meaningfully."

-Sally Clarkson from the Mission of Motherhood

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Dance Recital

My little dancing queen had her first dance recital!!!!!!!!!
Here's the dancin darlin:

with her dancing buddies...
AnnMarie and our sweet friend, Ally
I took these pics at the dress rehearsal so here she is in the "finale":
Bubba was out of control so we decided the dress rehearsal would be the only performance he'd get to watch. :)

First dance---tap! "Calendar Girl" Of course, I thought November was best!

The Calendar Girls

Next up--ballet--"Give a Flower". Check out this pose...

She was such a good dancer! Mommy and Daddy were SO proud. (and a little nervous for her first time on the stage!)


Afterwards, the whole fam was there to greet her and give her a big cOnGrAtS.

A little in awe of the crew:

Great job, AnnMarie! You are the best tiny dancer we've ever seen! (Thank you to all the family for coming to support our prima ballerina. You made her day!)

Lastly---work it, girl. Want to know what she was thinking?---"Now I get to wear this costume EVERY day"


9 comments:

The Junods said...

OH MY GOSH...I could eat that picture up on your header! Great pic. And I was literally cracking up reading your commentary of the dance recital. She's somethin' else! Precious! Posin' it up! Clarkster should take every opportunity to just stay at home as much as possible now...his days of sitting through dance have only begun. Loved his cute little shoes. Great post and adorable babies!! xoxo

Sally said...

how cute!!! i'm afraid i won't be doing the dancing recitals with my kids (or i hope not, ha!!!)...so i'll live vicariously through your!! soooo fun! She is so stinkin cute. what a diva!

Jennifer McWilliams said...

serious preciousness! i could look at her smile all day long :) but i do have to ask... is she ever unhappy or mad or ever pitch a fit??? please do a post about that if she does or i will forever think she is that perfect all the time :)

Kimberly said...

oh, that little AM!!! those pictures and poses are just precious. she's such a sweet spirit and that bubba! i couldn't help but laugh at him "all over the place." i can totally relate. and how wonderful that the entire family was there to support her. that will mean so much to her in the years to come. lucky lady!

Shannon said...

I love love love seeing her sweet little self in that precious costume! And - she was working it up on stage! Way to go AM! She is beautiful and I know you were one proud mommy!

angie said...

She did SO good! What a wonderful first dance recital, way to go AM:).

rackersfamily said...

so sweet and perfect. she is adorable and that costume... riley thinks she looks like cinderella.

shannonmichaelis said...

Such a princess! And to think I never experienced dance recitals growing up - to think what I might have turned out to be? :-)

Loved seeing you guys in Waco, ball drop and all. Love those poses, hairdos, and costumes!

Anonymous said...

I love it!!! Cade just said, "She's pretty.." ahhhh.... they need a playdate. :)