Recital

Today was the big day for Samantha's ballet/tap recital. They actually only did a routine for tap, which I was kinda bummed about, but oh well. Ballet would have been so cute! Tap was so cute too though! Samantha did great! I was a little worried about her freezing up and just standing there, but no. I was relieved. She got out there and did everything just as she should. She was so cute! She was probably most excited about getting to put a little make-up on. She's never had that before, except her play chapsticks and stuff. She was lucky enough to have her cousin, Taylee in her class so that made it all the more fun. They are connected at the hip at their dance classes. So, of course, they stood next to each other for their routine and loved it! It was a lot of fun! The only hard part was that there was a ton of people in a little theater. We had Parker, which made things a little crazier too. That boy will not sit still for anything. Thank goodness we had a grandma, grandpa, two aunts, and an uncle to help out! He got passed around a lot. Mainly by his choice. He climbed all over us. Then, we went to DQ afterwards and he had a MAJOR blowout just as we were leaving. Cleaning him up in a fast food restaurant wasn't easy, but I managed. We left with a naked boy, but at least the day was over! We're still thinking about if we're gonna put her in dance again in the fall. She really liked it, but it's kinda expensive, so we'll see. We were so proud of our little dancer today. She did awesome!

These photos are actually from her dress rehearsal they did on Friday. All the action shots from the recital didn't turn out that great. We weren't allowed to use the flash, so that didn't help.

Here's Sam and her cousin, Taylee holding hands. They hold eachother's hand, even when they don't need to be. They're really cute together! Her friend and classmate at church, Amanda, is in the background.

Part of the line-up of kiddies.

Taylee and Samantha being silly on the ballet bar.

What a cutie!

This is after the recital today. She got some very pretty princess flowers from Grandma Klein. They had sparkles, a butterfly, and a princess wand!

Samantha and Taylee showing off their flowers! Sam's dress and hat are kinda coming apart after sitting in the back behind the curtain for over an hour. I hope they had fun!