Hello again! I think I posted some dress rehearsal pictures earlier. Or maybe that was just on Facebook. Either way, the girls performed in their ballet recital in January. It was a precious time of watching my girls praise the Lord with dance, and it's an event that I just love! After some deliberation, we decided to let Abby Kate take ballet this year. She loves to dress up like a ballerina, and since they had a class at the same time as Christa's, we figured that was the way to go. While I LOVE our ballet studio, and their mission, ballet has been tough this year. We picked a Thursday evening class, thinking that we wouldn't have to get up early for school on Friday. We'd never done an evening activity before, but since most Kindergartners are in school all day, that was the only option for Christa's class. What we didn't consider was that by Thursday evening, we are all exhuasted and ready to be done with scheduled activities for the week. Thursday afternoon is the day my kids are most likely to come home from school and take a good nap. Yet, I often have to wake them up for ballet class. Oh well. We are committed to finishing out the year, and will know better for future years that early-week activities work out better for us! Here are some pictures of the girls' adorable performance!
Abby Kate did a great job at her first ballet recital. She looked adorable in her sparkly pink outfit, and we even managed to get the bow to stay in with a bobby pin, even though there was no way a bun was happening with her short locks. I wasn't sure if she'd perform. She's a great entertainer at home, but can get a little shy in front of a crowd. She did wonderfully, though, and I was very proud!
There was one part of her song where the kids put their hands to their mouths and shouted "louder than this song." That was clearly Abby Kate's favorite part, and she looked very animated shouting the words very clearly!
I always try to take my pictures at dress rehearsal so that I can enjoy the live performance without fidgeting with my camera. The only downside to this arrangement is that the background is not up for the dress rehearsal. Luckily, my father in law takes great pictures, and doesn't mind watching the performance through a camera lens! Here is Christa's sweet class.
Christa has always been a great performer on the stage!
It's hard to get non-blurry pictures without the flash, but these will do!
It just doesn't get much better than watching your girls do something they love for God's glory!
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