Her First Recital

Tonight was Kylie’s first Ballet Recital, and we couldn’t be more proud of her! Kylie’s class was towards the end, so watching all the other kids perform their recitals (Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop) was a nice treat but really just kept me in suspense. I have seen Kylie and her class do their routine before, but not in their costumes and under the lights on stage. When it was finally Kylie’s class’ turn they were amazing! You could tell they were excited to be on stage and were having a blast. Afterward we waited in the hall while Mommy went to check Kylie out (security with the children was very strict to ensure the safety of all the kids, I was very happy about this), and as soon as I saw her I ran up to her and gave her a big hug and kiss! I did not get to see her before she went into the back (due to security once she was checked in she was not aloud back out until after the show and only the parent who checked her in could check her out, additionally no one was aloud in the back except those in the recital and those working it) because she was so excited for her “becital” that she said she wanted to go back and be with her class, of course I got there just a few minutes after this. So I was very excited to see her and tell her how proud I was and how wonderful she did. She received a lot of flowers, and even though Daddy’s wasn’t the biggest bouquet (Daddy knew she was going to receive a lot of flowers, so he kept it simple) those were the only ones she wanted to hold. That made me feel very very special. After recital we (Kylie, Mommy, Daddy, Melissa, Aunt Sissy, and Mimi) all went to Stroh’s for some very yummy ice cream to celebrate. I am very proud of you Kylie, and love you more than words could ever express.

Soccer, day two

Today was the second day of soccer for the girls, and it was not as nice of a day as last week. This morning it was sprinkling the entire time the girls had practice and then their games. It didn’t seem to bother any of the children though. When Kylie was on the field she did great, always running after the ball and kicking at it when she could. We still need to work on her aggressiveness and willingness to get into the cluster and try to take the ball. When it was her turn to be off the field she stood under Daddy’s umbrella and wrapped a towel that Mommy had brought around herself to stay warm and dry off some. A couple of times Daddy skipped over to the field next to ours to check on Delaney and see how she was doing. After a shorter bought of her shyness she appeared to be having a blast as well. It was surprisingly a lot of fun even though we were standing in the rain. Due to the holiday (Memorial Day) there will be no soccer next week.