"Insta"-replay #82, dance recital week

One week every year seems devoted entirely to dance!  This year was no exception.  

Every evening (except Friday) they got ready to spend more time sitting than dancing, as teachers worked on last minute staging and making sure students knew where and when to come on stage.  

We managed some non-dancing fun too.

We hung out with Aunt Kim while she babysat the Ward cousins.  Kids love cell phones.

We took our own turn babysitting, playing outside since inside was too warm.

When the weather got too hot we headed to a nice air conditioned play place.

We saw our other cousins too, played inside because allergies.

I managed to do one crafty project, an embroidered doll vest.  

Then finally it was recital day!  This year we were up and ready to go early so I even managed to get coffee before helping backstage.

After that week of "go, go, go" I'm glad for a week of rest!

"Insta"-replay #81, almost missed two weeks in a row!

Did miss two weeks in a row, oops, I wrote this but didn't post it last week so looks like there will be two blog posts today!

The last two weeks have been packed!  Summer is starting with gusto.

Charry and Merry "bridged" to the next ranks of Girl Scouts.  Our troop leader is a sweetheart and always makes sure to have at least a small ceremony to make the day special.

We had a blast with all the ward and burks cousins at the Enchanted Forest.  It is a cute little theme park in a wonderful wooded area.  Even though we cut our visit short because of pouring rain it was a great time.

Merry and cousin Lidi both got to take their end of the year tests for third grade, in our state this is the first required testing.  The girls were happy to have a familiar face taking the test also.

Last week was also dress rehearsal for dance.

We spent a lot of time at the studio with out high buns!

My week finished with a ladies night out!  I went to hear my mom and Bill sing show tunes with the "festival chorale". The music was fun but the costumes are what really caught my attention.

Recital is coming quick so you can expect more pictures of little dancers next week.