This weekend was mostly full of getting girls ready for dance or watching dance, but I did get a lot of cleaning and packing done.

On Saturday, we went to the 2:00 pm showing of the dance recital that AnnaBeth and Noelle were in. They were cute. AnnaBeth did better this year than last year, but she still didn’t do a whole lot. Her costume included a pair of gloves and she held her hands up near her face the whole time because if she put her hands down they fell off. That took a lot of her concentration, I think, so it distracted her from dancing. Noelle did the first part of her dance, but became ornery and didn’t do the rest. That’s okay. I know she enjoyed her class a lot and it helped with her large motor skills.

On Sunday, we went to the same showing of Amie’s dance recital. She did a very good job. I felt my eyes tearing up a bit thinking of my little girl who is growing up so fast up there on that stage. She looked more grown up in the costume this year and the light blue went very prettily with her brown hair, always tan skin, and chocolate eyes. I couldn’t believe how beautiful she has become. When I went to pick her up, she was downstairs with the ballet mistress saying her goodbyes and getting slightly upset. Poor girl. She has really come to love Mrs. D over the last three years.

The Sunday performance one was a tearful one for many people. It was the last one of all four performances. One of the Seniors has been there since the dance program opened and she had a solo performance. She was crying at the end of it. Also, the director of the dance and drama program is leaving. She’s been there for ten years and worked with so many of the children. She was Noelle’s teacher this year.

Anyway, it was a good program and we’ll miss the way this small town makes a big deal over the dance recitals. It really makes the kids feel special to have so many people come to watch them. Enough to have to split up the classes into four performances. Half of the classes, usually the high school age, dance in all four. The other half is put into two groups and each dance in two performances each. So many people at our church came up to congratulate my girls on how well they did.