Dance Recital 2022

Dance Recital Day is always such a fun day in our house. It's a day that always has me saying a prayer of thanks that I was blessed with daughters to raise. The girly fun and bonding never gets old!

Katherine came into my bathroom early the morning of the recital, posed and yelled, "Dance Recital Day!" Her excitement and zeal for life is one of my favorite things about her.

We had a FULL day of dancing. The girls were in different recitals this year, so that meant two recitals and two dress rehearsals. Katherine and I headed to the PAC early that morning. 

Then I dropped her off back at home and picked up Elisabeth for her rehearsal. 

She found her friend Emmalynn after the rehearsal. 

We had a small break from recital events in the afternoon before it was time for hair and makeup for both girls and pictures before we headed to Katherine's recital. 

Pretty, pretty girls (inside and out!)

Finally, after months of waiting, Katherine was finally ready to dance on the big stage. She always has the biggest grins when she's performing. 

She had some sweet girls in her dance class this year. 

This boy and his brother were such good sports to sit through three hours of dancing on Saturday. 

I smiled throughout Katherine's entire dance. She performed so well and was so joyful during the entire dance. She's a spark of joy!

We ate pizza in the parking lot in between the two recitals. 

Then it was Elisabeth's turn. She's been saying for weeks that this is her last year of dance, so this (her fifth recital) was bittersweet. 

Elisabeth's dance was cute. She did a great job with all the complicated steps and moving across the stage. The fringe on her costume was one of my favorite parts. 

The girls had a great cheering section for their recitals. 

Recital Day 2022 was a success!! It's a joy and honor to raise these two girls and cheer them on in their passions.