What A Doll - And more...

Wow, it's been so long since I've had a chance to update!

I guess I'll just start at the farthest date and slowly move toward current events - at least that makes some sense to me, and it'll be easier to make sure I don't leave anything out - or at least as little as possible.

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Emily had her ballet recital on May 23rd. She did so well! It was at a wonderful theatre downtown and was done so beautifully. I learned more than I needed to know about the proper way to put hair in a bun. It's very difficult to do for Emily because her hair is so long. It was easier to do when her hair was wet, but she thought it was too tight. I guess it's good to know that she's not likely to be a slave to fashion.

Here she is before the recital -

Of course, the pink crocs were not de rigueur for ballet, but then, one is not supposed to wear one's ballet slippers out on the street. And can I just say that I'm not all that fond of the little pointy hat. You can't really see it from this picture and the little fluffy pink tulle attached is pretty cute, but I really could have done without the hat.

We learned a very valuable lesson, however. You cannot video the show yourself - you can buy a video, but then it doesn't really focus on your child during the dance. And let's face it, although all the girls did a great job and a dvd would be wonderful for pure enjoyment - I want to remember my own child. So, we have video taken from the still camera at the dress rehearsal - next year, we'll be better prepared and take our own video camera to the dress rehearsal. She's easy to see if you know which one she is - if not, it's kind of like "Where's Waldo?" with a bunch of little girls in black and pink tutus. She's the last one to come out on stage from the left -

She had a ball and a half during the actual show. She did inform Joel and I that the "green" room wasn't really green, but she dealt with it.

It is tradition to give the dancers (yes, even the little ones) a bouquet of flowers after the show. Emily had told us that red roses were here favorite flowers and she really liked hers -

And I'm not really sure what she was telling Caleb here, but the boys were good sports about the whole thing and they actually enjoyed it more than they thought they would.

The whole program was very elegant and tastefully done. They opened in prayer and did several numbers from "The Prince of Egypt" which were outstanding then probably my favorite - apart from Emily's, of course - they ended with a ballet to "La Via Dolorosa". Emily's number was called "The Dolls" and it was from a ballet done to the story of The Little Match Girl. Registration for the new year is this week - it's gonna be fun!