twinkle toes

this was avery's first year of ballet. she took at briarwood and loved it (after a while). the year started out a little slow as she was still a young 4. she still took and needed a nap and every monday i had to wake her (and addison) to get there on time. let's just say the first half of the year was hard...but she always loved her class once she got there. and she loved loved loved her teacher.

briarwood's theme this year was 'spirit of america' and, i'll be honest, i was skeptical about what these costumes were going to look like. in my mind i had her wearing a soft, flowing pink tutu that i could put in a shadow box above her bed and she would be dancing to delicate music. instead their class was called the 'pioneer girls,' their music sounded like squaredance music and their costumes were red, white and blue. if you talk to me on a regular basis, we've had this conversation.

BUT, i was wrong - they didn't have the worst costumes...in fact, they were some of the cutest, as you'll see below. she had a great time, she did a great job and she's already asking when she can start ballet again!

here is our little pioneer girl!confirmed - squaredance. (avery is front left)she was so excited that ellie came to see her!

on a side note, if you're wondering why addison didn't make the pictures....we didn't take her. she got 'kicked out' of dress rehearsal for her inability to sit and watch, so we left her with some friends. she can go next year :)