Take a Bow...

Alyssa had her ballet recital last weekend. No surprise here that she felt right at home on the big stage under the lights. When we went for her dress rehearsal and she was up there for the first time, she put her hand up to shade the lights so she could look for me. Once she found me in the seats below, she started waving furiously with excitement. She was very proud of herself.
The big night came and she was all dolled up with her costume, make up and hair all curled. (well, it only stayed curled for a couple of hours since her hair is straight as her mommy's) She was ninth on the program and with every dance number that came up on the big stage, she got more and more excited. She was bopping her head around and dancing on my lap to the music and every time a number ended she would ask,"Is it my turn now?"
When she finally got up there, of course these are three and four year olds, so they don't remember all the moves that well, but I could really tell what she was trying to do. They danced to "How much is that doggy in the window." You will see in the pictures that they all have little doggies to hold up at certain parts of the dance. Most of them were more interested in playing with the doggies than dancing, but hey, they were cute no matter what they did up there.
Bella sat in her carrier next to me in the aisle and just watched the stage with amazement. She was happy the whole time we were there, until Alyssa got up there and daddy and I were recording and taking pictures, all the sudden she got really upset. Great timing huh?
Here grandpa and grandma Wallace came and watched and brought the ballerina three pink long stem roses for her. It is a tradition for the dancer to receive flowers after a performance. She thought that was really neat. She wanted to put them in water and keep them on her dresser in her bedroom just for her.
It was a fun night and Robert and I had a proud happy feeling in us watching her up there doing something she loves. I caught a glimpse of future dance recitals, possible sporting events, music performances, etc... and I was overwhelmed with gratitude for my heavenly father lending me one of his children. She is so fun to watch as she learns and grows and enjoys life.