Samantha's First Dance Recital

Samantha's first dance recital was last weekend.  It brought back so many memories for me, as I was a dancer (and later a dance instructor) for 19 years.  She was so excited to show us her dance routine, but the biggest source of happiness from her stemmed from the chance to wear a "pretty costume" and wear make-up.  The blue eye shadow was a "must" in order to make her face show-up on stage with all of the extra lighting.

Posing at the high school:

On the big stage, the night of dress rehearsal:

And, like usual, Sophia needed to be included:

For her routine, Samantha was a daisy, and she danced to the Lorax song, "I Grow."  She did a phenomenal job! 



She now has the summer off, but has definitely expressed an interest in continuing her dancing in the Fall.  We will see if she still feels as strongly about it when the time comes ... I think that she will.