Dance Recital 2012 - "We Own This Stage!"

Capri and Sable had their Diane's School of Dance recital yesterday. They were gorgeous and both did an awesome job.

Getting ready!  

I curled both the girls hair and did their make up including eye shadow, liner and mascara (which they were VERY excited about).  I kept thinking, "I can see their teenage faces". 

There are two things I know for sure: 
1.  They are both talented and knock-outs.
2.  Jeff and I are in trouble.

Both girls were in two numbers, tap and jazz/ballet.  The school is huge with many many students so there were 20 numbers total (and that's just the first show, the second has all the older girls and is twice as long).  Capri's jazz/ballet number was "Shake it Up".  She did such a great job smiling and looking at the audience the whole time. 

Sable's tap number was "V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N".  This girl KNOWS how to shake it.  She kills me because I can pick her out of the crowd just from the way she moves her hips.

Capri has LOVED dance this year.  She is so sad that it's over for the summer and is very much hoping she gets to dance again next year. Hint, hint to Gramma and Papa. 

With her best friend Emma. 

Capri's tap number was "I'm Gonna Run to You".  It was so neat because she and Emma were almost always together on stage. 

Sable's ballet/jazz number was a Beauty and the Beast medley.  They had a woman dressed as Belle and all the little girls thought she was the real Belle.  The dress she wore was actually the traveling dress for the Broadway musical. 

For the grand finale ALL the girls come back on the stage along with all the instructors and "assistants" - high school girls that help in each class and dance themselves.  Diane is the one in the middle with the black dress.  She is a wonderful lady along with her whole staff.  They know every single dancers name, it's amazing.

The boys were excited to give their sisters  flowers and jewelry. 

Congratulations Capri and Sable, you are wonderful!

Easter 2012

Now that it's a month past, it seems to be just the right time to post Easter pics - right?

The littles woke up to baskets and new clothes (which they actually picked out themselves).  We managed to get ready and actually take pictures before church.  It was so bright out though that most pics include a lot of shadows and squints.  Is it just me or are the littles looking awfully big?

It was a warm beautiful Easter day.  The littles were adorable and all smiles.

 Sable got new heels for her Easter shoes.  She would have moved a mountain for these shoes.  She is truly a shoeaholic and has been one since she could walk.

 After church we ate, rested, and the littles waited and waited and waited for the egg hunt to start.  Jeff and I hid a ton of eggs including a gold, silver and bronze egg.  This year I hid "Mom store money" in a lot of the eggs.  This is play money they earn by doing chores, schoolwork and getting 100% on quizzes.  At the end of each month we have the Mom store and they can buy clothes, treats, etc.  I'll try and post some pics of  it later. They LOVE the Mom store and were excited to get money in their eggs.  The gold egg held  $20 in Mom store money, the silver egg had $10 and the bronze had $5. 

  











   
Happy Easter!

By the way, does ANYBODY else hate the new blogger?  I'm finding it impossible to arrange my pictures the way I want to.  I'm seriously getting frustrated with it.   Things don't post they way I've laid them out, and even getting them laid out is insanely hard.  Really, please let me know if I'm the only one having trouble.