Big Dance Recital Weekend!

Here's Holiday in her costume getting ready for pictures.

Here's her class...

...unfortunately four girls were late/absent. 

Johnny is just too funny. 

What else would you do with a bucket whose handle broke off? 

Smile!

Holiday sleeping on the couch...with her eyes open...we just can't get used to it. 

Daddy's glasses got nabbed. 

Johnny fingerprints. 

Good thing it's cute.

Little spaghetti monster face. 

Here's the trellis David built me for Mother's Day.  The greenhouse to the right of it.  The pumpkin patch to the right of the greenhouse.  The most awesome pumpkins ever.

Whew! We made it through the weekend.  I took Friday off to take Holiday to the dentist and her rehearsal.  She was totally stoked to get her teeth checked.  She asked me excitedly whether she was getting a tooth pulled so she'd lose a tooth like her friend Olivia.  "No Holiday.  No tooth pulling today."  "Awwww!"  Seriously she was disappointed.  Then we walked downtown to the light rail station and took the rail home.  I was trying to make the day of errands fun so we make some chocolate chip cookies.  I squeezed in as many chores as I could, then we got ready for rehearsal.  We took the bus to Renton, which went pretty good.  We were there pretty early so we had time to scope out all the common areas, audience seating and back stage areas.  Poor Jenna, owner/manager/dance instructor, tore a ligament in her knee the day before so she just rolled around in an office chair the whole time directing traffic and giving directions.  Rehearsal went well, David and Johnny saw the tail end and we went home.  After David got the oil changed in the car on Saturday we went to the Pacific Science Center with Aunt Kelly, Uncle Wade and cousin Gage.  They have a special exhibit on spy history that was pretty cool.  After lunch we took the kids home to squeeze in as much nap as possible.  Then it was time for the big dance recital.  It was Jackson themed so everything Jackson 5, Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson.  Holiday and her class did super awesome!  A little piece of me was thrilled that they had the older girls do Rhythm Nation, a tap number patterned after the video.  It was a great show!  Now we are looking forward to summer and a break from dance lessons.  We'll do other kinds of excursions with the kids and probably come back to dance class in September.