We just celebrated our NINTH dance recital weekend at Move Out Loud! NINE YEARS! I cannot even believe it.
You can check out recitals past through these links:
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
The night before dress rehearsal, I realized the dance bag was a disaster
We had an 8:05 am call on dress rehearsal day, which meant I had to get up BEFORE 6
Which gave me plenty of time for a dog walk
HOW CUTE IS MINNIE in her tutu?!?! Also I did the BEST ballet buns all weekend.
I bought this maxi dress on a whim without trying on and did not realize there would be so much boob.
I was also caught off guard by all the gray hair. (I am going to go gray and see what I think before doing any more color)
We ended up being a teeny bit late and the girls basically ran straight onstage at the
fancy recital venueMinnie had to practice her curtain call dance in ballet clothes and tap shoes and then throw on ballet shoes to be the third dance of the show-- and we made it!
OMG OMG OMG her serious little face
She got a trophy post-dance-- a highlight for sure.
She also LOVED sitting in the theater and watching the other dances.
She and I got to hang out with Dorothy in the backstage quick change area all show, and it was super fun, as usual.
Costume number 2:
SHE WAS SO PROUD after her 2 dances.
We went to our favorite coffee shop for pride cookies (they only make them for the month of June, and Minnie talks about them all year long)
And had time t pose in matching peformance t-shirts.
Before heading straight to a baseball tournament to see Cop play and welcome my mom and Steve and Ben's parents, all in town for the recital.
I decided that show day (over the lunch hour) called for the big snack guns: SNACKLE BOXES
On show day, the kids have to stay backstage the whole 2.5 hours, so there's no time to go watch dances, and it gets kind of busy in quick change. We brought snacks and also small blocks and those art cards that you scratch off to reveal colors underneath-- all big hits and fun to share.
We arrived stress-free and in great spirits
And pretty much stayed that way the whole show
We met up with the fam after the show in our usual spot
(Dorothy did great, BTW-- I just focused on Minnie because Dorothy has next week to dance all 6 of her dances again)
(these are the only pics I have of her, and she took them herself)
Ben discovered a new use for the dance bag
And we all enjoyed a lovely lunch before everyone went home
And then there was more baseball-- Cooper pitched to clinch the final game, and we were Very Nervous
Cheers to a great recital weekend-- we already cannot wait for next year.
