Recital

Marian had the audience cracking up, when she came out waving excitedly instead of dancing. Then she waved to where I had been sitting during rehearsal, then she waved at the people standing in the wings... I think she spent as much time waving as she did dancing. Most of the pictures of her dancing are from the dress rehearsal.


"The Doll's Waltz" from "Coppelia"






Taking a bow.

School's Out...

for summer!!!

I saw this in a magazine the night before and thought it looked like a fun way to begin summer vacation.

I didn't actually capture them breaking through the banners, but you get the idea.

Gymnastics

Aidan's done gymnastics for the last 3 years (we started in parent/child class). Here's a few pictures from his last day of class:

Warmups, which he just refused to do until this year.

Donkey kicks

Working toward a headstand

It took him all year, but Aidan finally figured out how to keep his arms straight and support his own weight. He started doing it everywhere--on the pews at church, on the baby gate at home! He doesn't like to flip forward though...

Showing off his V-sit

One of his least favorite things was the high balance beam, especially doing forward rolls on it.

Catching some air on the trampoline--always a favorite! And one of the reasons we liked doing gymnastics at a gym instead of at the Y--you get to use all the big equipment, especially fun for the parents in the parent/child class!

Deciding where his stamp would be at the end of class was always a very important decision. When he was little, he liked getting them on his tummy.

All done!