after the ballet recital

After the Ballet recital we spent some time taking a few pictures.  Most of the family photos are on my phone so they aren't great quality.  Oh well.  We had promised Addison some ice cream after her performance and in most of the after pix, it's clear from Jackson's face he is READY.TO.GO.  He was done.  The kids really were exhausted because they had spent the afternoon at the pool party, then a birthday party, and then the recital.  It had been a LONG day!

 time to celebrate!

 poor Jackson was losing it at this point!

 Harrison was trying to hold it together but he was kind of over everything as well! :)

 coming around :)

 Addison never struggled.  She was happy as could be and what a joy she was!  She was excited too because she knew she was leaving for her trip in the morning!

posing with her flowers before bed!

Addison's First Dance Recital

 Addison had her first Ballet recital last night!

 She was the cutest "Pig in a blanket" we had ever seen!

 little girls are so much fun!

 she started to get nervous as we were walking her in to be dropped off...

 The recital started at 7:30pm but drop off was an hour & a half earlier.  The teachers kept assuring us this was strategic.  It gives the girls time to settle down.  I was nervous becasue when I dropped her off she held on with the death grip and screamed and cried her little eyes out!  My heart broke and I started preparing myself for her to be the little girl who would stand in the middle of the stage staring and not moving or balling her eyes out!  Poor litttle thing!  She never adjusted during class observations and would cry and get embarrassed so we had set our expectations pretty low for this performance. We just wanted her to have this experience! 

 Waiting for the show to start!  I was SUPER nervous.  We prayed for Addison and I just kept hoping she wouldn't be completely traumatized by the experience. LOL

 Here she is!  Our dancing girl! She did an AMAZING job!  We were so proud!  She didn't cry AND she actually danced too! :)  YAY Addison!  It was so fun watching her up on stage having such a good time with her little friends.  She looked like she had so much fun and we were so proud of her!  Jackson kept saying "she didn't cry!!!"  We were ALL proud! :)

 excited to get her flowers from all the special men in her life...Daddy, Papa, Harrison, & Jackson.

 We also gave her a Trophy.  Ms. Kristine was so nice to tell us how to go about that and ordered Addison's when she ordered Taylor's.

 It was SO nice to have Mimi and Papa there to celebrate her special night!

 kisses from Daddy

We are so proud of you Addison!  You did such a great job and you looked so beautiful too!  We love you SO much!

Stage Make-up

Part of getting ready for a ballet recital is hair and make-up.  This was new to Addison and ME!  Yes, Addison LOVES lip gloss and would gladly gloss herself up regularly but we don't do the make-up thing.  Four is a little early, don't cha think?? :)

But Ms. Charlene, her Ballet teacher who is AWESOME, did a great job of explaining to the girls about stage make-up and how it's only for the STAGE! :)  Made me feel a little like a Toddler and Tiara momma and thankful I don't live in that kind of world!  

Addison really enjoyed getting ready for her recital and I was thankful we had a couple chances to practice in advance.  She knew exactly what to expect.   Mimi took lots of pictures to document the experience.

We had to use gel to get the "slick-back" look going on! :)

her little pig tails were precious!

 all ready to go!

 my little ballerina ready for her big night!