Dance Recital 2010

After 48 dance routines and three hours, we survived the girls' dance recital this year! Jenna and Abby had been looking forward to this day for weeks, if not months. Everyday, Abby would ask me how long until the dance recital. Our conversations went something like this:

Abby: How long till I get to dance on the big stage?
Me: 2 months?
Abby: What's 2 months?
Me: 60 days.
Abby: How long is 60 days?
Me: Ummmmm . . . you get to dance on the big stage right after preschool is over.

Really, trying to explain time to a 4 year old, or at least to Abby, was difficult, so I had to come up with creative explanations just about every day.

But the big day did arrive! Grandma and Grandpa got to come and they got to wear makeup (I followed the directions for their makeup, but tried to tone it down) and get their hair done. I stressed about the hair deal for a long time. Abby had to have a bun--I have never done one, so I printed directions out from the Internet and practiced a few times. Jenna just had to have a high ponytail, but her hair is so thick that it took me forever.

One they were ready, they did a great job! Jenna did a tap number and Abby a ballet number. I think they both like the stage . . . as Abby's class was walking off in a line, she stopped the whole group to wave to the audience for a good 30 seconds. When I asked her who she was waving to, she said, "Everyone who clapped for me!" Cute:)