Ballet recital

Sarah's final ballet recital was Saturday night.  Her beloved ballet teacher is going to college in the fall, so it's the end of an era.  What a wonderful opportunity it's been for Sarah to have studied under such a delightful young woman for the last four years. 

Seeing her tutu for the first time at Friday's dress rehearsal.

 Arriving at Blessed Sacrament church two hours early to prep and primp.

16 bobby pins holding this thing together!

One of the best things about Miss Rebekah is her seemingly tireless ability to listen to Sarah.  Here Sarah is explaining how I just bought her a hair bow with purple tulle at Dollar Tree.

 She was so excited to be dancing a solo this year! The song and choreography were perfect for her.

 Noah had been fishing all day, but got home in time to clean up and hand out programs at the recital.

 He turned one into a paper airplane.

waiting in the wings

 

 She was fantastic.  It's not just my mom bias talking; other people thought so too. 

 waiting to go on stage for their final bows

 As soon as the recital was over, she whipped her tutu off and ran out to play.