Dancing Queen

Emily had her big dance recital today! This is her third year and the theme was "Toy Story." Her number was a tap dance and she was Raggity Anne. It was darling. Her dancing studio, Mary Lorraine's Dance Center, always has such cute, fun, (and appropriate) costumes and dances for all of the kids.

Emily did not disappoint this year! She worked very hard in class and at home on her maxi-fords and shuffles. She knew the whole dance (without having to check out her neighbors!) and had a big smile on her face the entire dance. And, despite having told me she was a bit nervous about being up on a big stage, her little fan club all agreed that she had excellent stage prescence!

As you can see from our little snap-shots, one member of the clan is missing; Emily had the "late" (7:00) show of the day and so we got a babysitter for Miss Kari. The show was less than an hour long and so it ended before Christian faded too much...although he completely passed out once we got home!

Grandma Karen and Auntie Erin were able to come out with us too. Emily was very happy they came!

Here is Emily with her class and one of her teachers, Maddy--a beautiful dancer herself! The whole class did so well--they had some fancy footwork and really did well. Great job, girls, and great job, Emily!!