Nothing like Recital Week

You would think I was a pro at this by now since my oldest daughter has been taking dance since she was 2 1/2 years old and she is now 11 but every year dance recital week gets me by surprise.  Today we start out our afternoon at the Civic Center in town where they have to have their recital costumes but not the makeup.  That is great because I don't want to put makeup on my 11 year old after she had poison ivy this past weekend.  Today will follow up by Friday afternoon at the Civic Center until after 5:30 in costume.  My two youngest daughters take dance on Fridays so they will be there at that time.  Saturday morning we have to be at the Civic Center in costume and makeup at 8am.  It is going to be a long day.  This is where they actually go through the whole rehearsal for the first Act and it usually takes several hours.  For a short period of time we will go home and rest and around 5pm we have to be back up at the Civic Center for the recital.  The Big Show! 

My Lil Pink Pedal Pusher

Never thought that one of my daughters would get to be a Pink Lady  from the movie Grease!

Sad to say that I do not have a picture of my oldest daughter in her ballet outfit.  I will try to get one this afternoon.  She is a rose from Bette Midler's The Rose.  Another song from my childhood.  :)  The outfit is beautiful and I wish I had one but she didn't want to do pictures the day I took pictures of my two younger girls.