Bridget's Dance Recital

Bridget's tap/ballet class had their dance recital on Sunday, April 29. Our family was well-represented at the performance. She had two aunts (Martha and Sandy), three cousins (Jennifer, Ashlyn and Wesley), two grandparents (Jim and Doris, aka Babushka and Dyedushka) and two very proud parents cheering for her. She and Tessa were very excited that their cousin Wesley was able to come down with Babushka and Dyedushka. They had tons of fun with him while he was here. Here's a photo of the three of them taken Sunday morning:



Martha and Jennifer helped me style Bridget's hair. She refused to wear a "bun." This kid hates to put her hair up, period. But, we did convince her to wear a ponytail, since some sort of updo was mandatory. She looks really beautiful with her hair up. Here's a photo of her before we left for the show. No, it doesn't really show the hairdo I've just described, but it's a cute close-up of my sweetie:



Three dance classes and two creative movement classes performed. The kids were all adorable and I could see some real attitude shining through some of the performers, my little Bridgie among them. Though she had said something about being "nervous" earlier in the week, she was nothing of the sort. She's a real ham and loves the spotlight. Her class first did a tap routine to the song "Supercalafrajulisticexbealadocious" (I'm sure this is spelled wrong, but you get the idea). Here's a photo of her on her way up to the stage for the tap dance:



Bridget's ballet teacher, Ms. Lisa, also did a beautiful solo performance dedicated to her late mother. It was very moving and had both Doris and I wiping away tears.

Then, Bridget's class came back for their ballet number. I had been stressing all week that her tiara would fall off during the ballet dance and I would once again feel like a failure as a mom. I am very happy to report that her tiara stayed put for the entire number. Yippee! Here's a pic of her in her ballet outfit, heading to the stage:



After the ballet number was over, the little ham didn't leave the stage any too quickly. She kept standing there, holding her pose and smiling. She is too much!!