Ballet Recital

Our morning was spent at Faith's ballet recital!  It was such a delight to watch (yes, it was even nice to watch the dances Faith was not in!!), and just a fun event!  If you had been in our house yesterday, it was doubtful that Faith was going to be able to be in the recital as she was sick!  Friday she woke up with a fever, and she was in bed or on the couch most of the day.  She even took two naps!!  But by the evening her fever had broke, and with a good night of sleep, she awoke today feeling good!  And I conveniently forgot the general rule that a child should be kept at home for 24 hours after their fever is gone!! 

Here she is right before leaving the house.  I had just finished doing her hair and makeup, which of course she loved!!  Then we were off to the recital, where the dancers were backstage the entire time.  It is pretty amazing what a tight ship they run over there at the Ballet Academy!  But it is all very organized and well done!  I had to check her in, and then one of the dance helpers took her back to meet her class backstage.  Faith said they watched two movies, and that that was her favorite part of the whole recital!!  But she did really well and danced great!  I think she must have asked us four or five times on the way home, "did I dance great?!"  It was cute!

After the performance...Faith was glad Grandma Poelstra could come!

At home we took a few more pictures!  The name of the dance that Faith was in was called "Springtime Fairies".