Last night was Maddie's first show-she had so much fun and was cute as a button on that stage! Megs kept Turner, which was wonderful, so that we could just concentrate on Maddie and not have to get up and down with him. Maddie and I had to be at the BPAC at 6 and the show started at 7. My parents and Kevin got there around 6:30 and Mimi came and saw us in the dressing room. I had put Maddie's hair in rollers that afternoon and put all of her make-up on before we arrived. You could tell she felt like a big girl:) She was playing and laughing with all of her friends and then we went to sit down. The older girls that dance were looking out for the little ones when they weren't on stage.
Her little dance was precious. You could tell she was really trying to figure out where we were sitting and would stop dancing a bit to look around, but then she would start back up. She didn't act shy at all-it was great! After her dance, I ran back to her dressing room to see her. We put her back in her regular clothes so she could watch some of the dances before getting her redressed for the finale. The had a TV set up in the entryway where the concession stands were so you could sit out there and watch as well. Mimi and I laughed as us girls were drinking cokes and eating dorito's, while Kevin and Boo Boo were stuck in the auditorium watching the show:) Maddie went in and watched a few dances and then we had to go back out to get her dressed again. By this time, I could tell she was getting tired. The show was not over until about 10:15! That is late for me, but especially late for my 3 year old!! Well, when it was over, she had a bucket full of goodies from one of the older dancers, flowers from her daddy, and a ballerina figurine from Mimi and Boo Boo waiting for her. She was thrilled! This was her night and I think we managed to make her feel pretty special! We went to Sonic for ice cream afterwards and finally made it home close to 11. I think her first dance recital went great-everyone had fun, and it did kind of make the $1000 we have probably spent this past year on dance worth it:) She dances again tomorrow and has Megs, Davids, Nonna and Grace coming to watch her. Boo Boo is keeping Turner and Mimi has other obligations! I will let you know how it goes.
We couldn't take pictures or video during the show, so all the pics are before and after:)
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