{Aubrey :: Ballet One}

this has been a big week for our little one.:)
scoring two goals AND starting ballet class.

she has been counting the days for this moment...since like preschool!:) and it makes it even more special that her big sissie gets to come along.

i took all these shots with my camera lens pressed up against the two-way window. not the best, but a memory all the same.

i think janey is a close second on the excitement scale.
she has wanted to be a helper in a little girls ballet class since she was a little girl. guess this is just the perfect mix of sweetness and dreams come true all rolled up into one ballet class.

janey has two other dance classes during the week and she said by far this one is her favorite!:)

oh the expressions on her face in these two photos...so aubrey...and i so want to kiss her sweet cheeks and remember those looks forever!

janey stayed at the studio for her next class while aubrey and i went home. the house was quiet since daddy and riley were at soccer and i savored the evening with just my baby.
we made a special dessert to celebrate, marked the next dance day on her calendar and then counted the days until then. a few times.:)

you make a simply beautiful ballerina my love.

and that makes ME smile!

have a happy day,

cindy

{Dance Recital :: 2014}

i just love shows.

shows of any kind really.

sitting there watching people do what they love up on a stage. all that confidence...all that passion...all that energy...all that nerve!! scares the heck out of me...maybe that's why i appreciate it and love it so much!

throw in great music? 

even better!

throw in my girls up there on that stage with the confidence, the passion, the energy and the nerve and i'm giddy with excitement!

now don't get me wrong.

my heart is doing flips and my hands are shaking and my legs are bouncing up and down as their number approaches but i still love it!

and i'm so glad they get to share this together.

they're making a lot of memories up there (and backstage!:) )

and next year little aubrey will be joining them...wow!

this year both girls were in jazz 3 together and then jane was also in ballet 3. she made the switch from tumbling to full time dance and i'm so glad she did. she is the happiest when she is dancing!

we had a crazy cool kissing photo bomber!

this was jane's first year in ballet and she amazed us all.

she joined this class right before Christmas break and worked so hard with private lessons and lots of hours dancing in the basement.

i think she more then fit it.

she wow'd em all!!

here we go...here come the butterflies!

dave watched the evening performance and by then the rain had moved in.:( but the flowers were beautiful!

i loved these frantic little goodbye kisses.

this was actually the first year we took aubrey to watch the show and she did an amazing job.

we loved their sweet, sweet teacher too.

this was a new venue for us and it was beautiful.

smaller stage and much more cozy and intimate.

i loved it.

we were able to take a few pics at dress rehearsal.

the lighting was bad and we were waaaaaay in the back but we managed to capture a few memories.

let me tell you...when that music started and the lights came on and she started to dance...the tears started flowing! and that was only the dress rehearsal!!

she looked so proud, and so confident and so happy up there on that stage!

it is truly her thing and she was an absolute joy to watch!  made my mama heart melt!

the girls danced to this funky little song for jazz.

riley was the first one out on stage.

she had to run out and leap across the whole stage.

by herself!

she did it with the biggest smile!

in fact that smile never left her face!

we had so many people tell us she was the happiest little dancer!:)

we are all so proud of you girls! 

you worked so hard this year and it showed. we are sad it's over too....

but we can't wait to see what you do next year!