Little Ballet Star

Olivia had her first dance recital this weekend and I'm exhausted. Thursday was the dress rehearsal which lasted several hours and the recital was Friday and Saturday. We spent several hours each day doing hair and make-up and getting her dressed and several hours standing around waiting for her 2 minute dance...but it was all worth it! She made such a beautiful little ballet star! She did an incredible job all three nights - I was afraid she would get up there and just freeze and not do anything, but that wasn't so! She did the entire routine just like she has been practicing for months. At the end of Act I she had to go out on stage with all the dancers in Act I (there were 28 dances in Act I so there were alot of kids on stage) and take a bow. Her little group was the last preschool group to come on stage in the front row and only the first 2 or 3 girls in her line were able to get out on the stage past the curtain...unfortunately that didn't stop Olivia - she busted her way through pushing aside these little girls so she could get onto the stage, then she stands there, give her best smile and takes a bow! It was hilarious - I wish I had that on film! I did videotape her during the dress rehearsal (the only time we were allowed to videotape) but I sent the DVD home with my parents before downloading it on the computer so for now all I have to share are pictures. I'll put the video on my blog when I get it back later this week. For now, enjoy some pics!

Yes, she actually sits still and lets me put all of these rollers in her hair!!

She discovered Libby Lou and fairy dust - after making the purchase she said to me, "mom, what more could a girl want?" Oh, honey - let me give you the list!!

She loved when we would take the curlers out and her hair would spring back when she pulled on it.

She looks like a baby doll with her hair like this

Against my better judgement we applied make-up - she was supposed to have dark eye shadow, dark blush, dark lipstick and mascara - we settled for a lite purple eye shadow, light blush and pink lipstick...NO mascara - this isn't a miss America pageant!! She is only 3 - it was bad enough that they had to wear anything!

The following are pictures we had taken at "Portrait Innovations" by the mall - if you live in the area I highly recommend trying them out - we had great success - much better than the last couple of trips to "picture people" where they have screwed up our pics on several occasions!!

And That's our little ballet star!