Kaitlin's Dance Recital

Kaitlin absolutely LOVES her dance class. She has the sweetest teacher, Miss Jessica. Kaitlin is really comfortable in the environment Miss Jessica creates for the girls.

They have had the last few weeks off, but I wanted to share these pictures from the recital they had in December. You would not believe how well Kaitlin did. She really listened and followed Miss Jessica's directions......if only she would listen that well at home!

The ladies had the stage decorated so cute for Christmas! The girls danced to Jingle Bell Rock and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. As Kaitlin would say, it was "just adorable".

Kaitlin was so excited to receive a rose and Christmas ornament, but I think her favorite part was the food she got to chow down on afterward.

What a fun night!

Dance Recital

You all know that Kaitlin started taking dance classes a couple of months ago. She absolutely loves it. She had her first dance recital in May. All the grandparents were invited to attend, and Kaitlin was very excited about it....until she got there. If you know Kaitlin very well at all, there are two things you know for sure: 1.She is afraid of anyone she doesn't know. 2.If she has it in her head that she doesn't want to do something, she isn't going to do it.
I had to wake Kaitlin up from her nap to go, so she was not in the best mood to begin with. We arrived about the time it was going to start (we're normally about 10-15 minutes early). They had the recital in a different room than where we usually go, so that threw her off a bit, but what really got her was when we walked in there were about 20 extra people there. She was very reluctant to participate. She did some of what she was supposed to do, but mostly just wanted me to hold her. Poor thing.
We have since enrolled in dance again, and she's doing great. I think we'll probably skip out on Grandparents' Night next time.

We Love Tuesdays!

Kaitlin has been taking a dance class for about three weeks now. She absolutely loves it. She looks forward to Tuesdays every week. I know she's only two, but I love that this is something special just for her. (It's also very fun for Mommy to get to dress Kaitlin in her cute little ballerina outfit!)


The class consists of ballet, tumbling, and playful songs involving movement. Parents get to participate with the girls at this age, which is great since Kaitlin doesn't let me leave her side anyway.


Here are a couple of pictures of Kaitlin before her first dance class. She was a little nervous, so I couldn't get her to smile. (Of course, Ella Kate takes dance too!)