Handley's first dance recital

Get ready for a serious picture over-load, but I am one proud mom!  


Yesterday was Handley's first ever dance recital!  She takes at the community center and they perform outdoors at the city's spring festival as their recital.  Handley was so very excited for this day and I had so much fun helping her prepare for the big event.  We practiced and practiced her dances and she was as ready as she could be.

Handley and her friend, Avery, before they performed. 

Handley with her teacher, Miss Christine. 

 Saturday morning she also had a soccer game.  We have pretty much determined that soccer isn't going to be her sport.  Poor thing just is afraid to get in the mix of the crowd with the ball.  She backs away if someone comes near her, although she does try to run and and keep up with the ball.  I told Robby that she might not be a soccer star, but that she was going to shine up on the stage dancing and SHINE she did!!!

We were SO very proud of her and she was the most beautiful little ballerina.  She danced her heart out and I was pretty impressed with how well she remembered the dances and remembered to smile.  Her first dance was the ballet routine and then they switched shoes and did tap.  

After her second dance she got a trophy, which was a total surprise to her and a REALLY big deal.  It's her very first trophy and she hasn't let it out of her sight.  She's been holding on to it tight and has taken it with us everywhere this weekend.  (She even wanted to bring it to church this morning). We also gave her flowers so she felt so proud and happy carrying them around.

There were a lot of people at the festival so lots of people passing by stopped to watch the show.  We also had several of our friends/family members there watching.  Every time I saw someone I would run over to tell her and she got a huge smile on her face knowing that she had supporters there.  

It was really hot yesterday so after she was done we made our way to the new RaceTrac for frozen yogurt to help us cool off.  You better believe that trophy came in with us. :-)

That night Robby and I attended a UGA Alumni Gala so Gigi and Papa stayed on for the evening to babysit.  It was fun getting all dressed up.

Today, Hudson got to try out the bike trailer for the first time and the report was that both he, and Harper, were so comfy in it that they took naps on their ride.

Here are the links to her dance videos if you want to watch. :-) In both videos she starts off on the far right, but in tap she ends up a few over.

ballet
tap