Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Emma's First Dance Recital

Emma had her first dance recital last Saturday. The performance was held at the Heritage House in Bountiful, a retirement center for the elderly. It was jam packed with family, friends, and residents who live at the home. Emma was excited all morning and couldn't wait to go. We put her hair in curlers the night before and she loved how curly her ponytail was when we took them out. Her favorite part about her costume was the make-up. She LOVED wearing mom's lipstick and eye shadow. She even held still long enough for me to put on a little mascara. Emma was excited Aunt Whitney was in town so she could watch the performance. Jake and I were a little nervous about Emma having stage fright. She can get pretty shy around people she doesn't know. It helped watching some of the older girls go before her because by the time it was her turn, she was ready to perform and she did great. Her and two other girls were leading the group. We were so proud of her. Great job, Emma! We love you.


Posing with Aunt Whitney before the recital.

Emma's favorite person in the whole world, Susi Mabey (our neighbor), came to cheer her on. She even brought her a rose, which Emma wouldn't let go of the rest of the day. (It's still in a vase in her room!)
5 out of the 8 girls in Emma's dance class.

Emma and Makayla working the crowd.

8 comments:

Melanie said...

I bet she did a great job! I wish we would have known when it was; we would have come. Let us know next time. Great job Emma!

Heidi said...

Sending our Congrats- dance recitals are awesome!

Anonymous said...

What a doll! Congrats on the new star!

Chelsea said...

Cute!! I'm glad that it was such a great experience for her.

Valerie: said...

Your little girl is a doll. I cant wait till sydney can take all those cute classes. I can't believe you have a 6 year old. wow time goes by fast. You look GREAT!! It gives me hope i can loose all my weight again. I am 194 lbs..yikes scary i know. I got to 215 with this one and i got to 205 with my first. I need to get to 140lb to get to where i was before i got pregnant but i want to get to 130 as well. You give me hope. Thanks!! keep up the good work.

Ashley said...

How cute!

Ashley said...

How cute!

Naomi said...

Can you tell how often I look at blogs?:( I must say Emma is so pretty! It's great she is dancing!