Holiday Dance Recital!

Oh my heavens, what a topsy-turvy few days (weeks?) we’ve had ‘round these parts!

Sooooo many highs and lows.

And how ironic that yesterday—with the rediagnosis of another round of strep throat, and babies who were barely holding on—was one of the major lows, and then today, we had a complete turnaround!

I mean...who woulda thunk it???

All my kiddos woke with much happier dispositions, and it appeared that just 24 hours of badly-needed antibiotics did a world of good.

So...we decided to proceed with the holiday dance recitals that were on the agenda. But only Chica’s noon show—while we continued evaluating Chicklet’s heath for her 2:30 show.

Man oh man, is it always so dang fun to get my girlies ready for their performances—and also so dang painful to see them dolled up and looking so grown up!

I mean...I die.

I gave her a pair of my giant, crystal stud earrings to wear as some bling for the show, and it’s hilarious how well she wore them and how much better they suit her than me. ;)



And look at Chicklet happy, cheerful smile! 



I credit the Mama TLC she got last night as my bed buddy—something she never gets to be, since we always keep the kiddos in their own beds at night unless something major is going on. But she was soooo restless and then soooo out cold as soon as I hauled her downstairs and next to me. :)

Okay, now more adorable dance poses—this time, with buddies:





Backstage cutie pies:







They did sooooo great, and Chica was so happy afterward. It really made me so grateful that we were able to pull our health together long enough to make it happen!

And speaking of pulling health together...Chicklet was just enamored with the dancers she watched backstage with me during Chica’s recital, and really, really wanted to perform herself.

She was just past the non-contagious point, and since this event only comes around once a year, we caved and went for it.

And just look how cute my little Frosty dancer was!

Her poses just slay me.















I mean, I just lurv this girlie. :)





Digging into the makeup bag on the way...



And, look—Little Man was still happy and along for the ride, hehe:



Chicklet’s class is really fun and they have some good times together. And seeing them in costume is just too, dang cute, here’s









They were so well-behaved backstage, and it was so precious to see the older girls’ performances through their eyes. Lots of wonder there. :)







Of course, they did so fantastic!

And we just adore our longtime teacher, Miss Anna. She cares so much for my girlies. She’s definitely a blessing and one-of-a-kind.



Also a blessing...Chicklet’s best buddy in class and frequent play mate. Love these two together—and Chicklet’s impromptu salute pose, hehe.





Definitely a fun, festive and rewarding day.

And, yeah, sure, we might have paid (big time) for the activity with a lot of meltdowns at bath time.

But...here’s hoping for some rejuvenating sleep!

Happy Saturday, peeps!