A Case of Stage Fright

It has been way too long since I blogged, so I am going to open up with a big event from this weekend - Kaitlyn's First Recital!!!!

This little story will tell you exactly where my mind has been lately - in outer space! A couple of weeks ago we went to the dance studio to just take pictures of Kaitlyn with her dance class and of her in costume. I had planned a little playdate in the morning and didn't even thing about the craziness that would create. We did that and then rushed to get everything we needed for Kaitlyn to get dressed up. Meanwhile, Jackson had to be woken up from his nap to get all the way back to Plano from Flower Mound. Both were not happy about the drive, we get there barely in time and rush to get her costume on since we didn't want it to get wrinkled in the carseat.

Then I watched after Jackson as he was running around the studio while Kaitlyn was taking pictures. She came out and we rushed to get her back into regular clothes while Jackson was hanging on me and running around. We got back in the van without her costume. And we just found out it was lost this past Saturday morning when it was time to start getting ready for the recital.

I was worried sick because I didn't want to be "That Mom" that forgot her daughter's costume. Luckily, the dance studio had it in the office after my dad came early to check in.

Well, long story short, this past Saturday, Kaitlyn was ready for her dance recital. She had been in this class since last August once a week. Some weeks she would be excited about it and some weeks it was like pulling teeth to get to the class. So I knew that she wasn't going to be doing back flips, but I thought she would get a kick out of tapping her shoes. Come to find out, it was a super scary experience. She walked out in the studio in front of everyone and was in tears because of everyone looking at her. She does have a shy streak and I can see how it would be scary for a four year old for the first time.

She warmed up after a teacher came and held her hand the rest of the dance and then they were given different props to skip up and down the room. She did well at that and did well holding hands with everyone in the circle. We are so proud of her. She never left the stage and saw that it could be fun. She even received a ballerina doll and medal at the end of the performance.

Here are some photos.