Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better!

Katelynn had her first Dance Recital a few weeks ago. Wow, I can't believe that she was in dance every Wednesday for an entire season, she did awesome. There were really only a few times that she said that maybe she didn't want to go to practice; she really loved it and having something of her own. I loved it too because I had 45 minutes to myself at the dance studio to read a book or talk to a friend. Dan and Junior got a lot of bonding in!

I was getting a little nervous a few weeks before the recital because she really didn't have the routine down very well. We started doing a little more practicing at home here and there and made Daddy be our audience. The night of dress rehearsal I don't think she realized that she would really be up on stage and in the lights! She was watching other classes go up and perform and she looked terrified. I could see the terror in her eyes, poor little thing. She got up there and her class really didn't know much of there dance. The night of her recital she was in the second half so she was able to sit in the audience with us and watch some of the other kids perform. We had Ashley and Adrian come and watch Junior for us so we didn't have to try and keep him quiet and entertained and boy were we glad we did. There was no way we could have done it there. Paula came up and watched with us too. What a joy! I took Katelynn back to the waiting area and bobbie pinned her hat on and took a few pictures and wished her good luck and back to my seat I went. It felt so weird leaving her back there with other people and then knowing I would be watching her up on stage. Her class was finally up and they had been moving them along pretty quickly, but Katelynn's class took a long time to get on stage. We still are unsure of which little kiddo was probably scared and didn't want to go on stage. Katelynn did such a good job. Honestly, compared to what I had seen at the last couple of classes, at home and the rehearsal I couldn't believe how much of the routine she remembered. It was like watching someone else. She did just awesome! We were so proud of her. Dan and I took her out for ice cream at Dairy Queen afterwards for an extra special treat. She was in her glory.

They danced to the song "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better". I will forever have that song imprinted in my brain now after hearing it every week over and over for 4 months.

This is right before I left to go back to my seat.

Doesn't she look like a little doll?!
Katelynn and Auntie Paula

2 very proud parents and one awesome little tap dancer!

One happy little ice cream eater.