bye bye ballet

Today Melanie danced in what was likely her last dance recital. She did great. She looked so cute in her costume and even took a moment in the middle to wave towards the audience and say “hi.” The down side is my poor baby girl danced with an ear infection. She wanted to go so badly. My in-laws drove in late last night to see it and she wanted to be up there with her friends. She was in tears before and after because her ear hurt so bad. She insisted upon going to her recital and then the doctor. We went to urgent care and got her all fixed up. She even made it out to Cracker Barrel for her celebratory meal even if it was later than we had intended. She devoured her two blueberry pancakes and looked much better. We then came home and watched a family movie together. In the fall we will be onto “that black and white ball game.” I will wait until she sticks with it before I adorn my white mini-van with the official “soccer mom” soccer ball.

Here are the couple pictures. Pretty good for a girl who felt so bad. 🙂

Ready to watch Mel Mel

With her bestie after the finale

With Grandmama and Grandaddy

The Family! Poor Mel was spent.

My Ballerina

Nothing dramatic has taken place in the last couple days. The family did get to go and watch Melanie’s dance class. This is a once a year event where parents are allowed to enter the room. Every other week they sneak off into a room of mirrors, with blinds over the windows, where we can’t see them. (This way they pay attention to teacher not Mommy.) Husband even took a day off to be able see dance class and eat ice cream at the ice cream parlor afterwards. Yes, we have a very awesome downtown with an old fashioned ice cream parlor and a dance studio right above it. Have a mentioned the Air Force sent us to an awesome place, yet?!

Dance class was fun filled and the girls had a great time. I would love to say Melanie was the best, but she just couldn’t beat out one of the other girls. I did learn she does really well, seems to love it, and she needs a new dance skirt since hers has been attacked by baby bib velcro one to many times. As you look at the pictures imagine the song Castle on a Cloud playing with little girls in beautiful tutu’s dancing at the spring recital! I can’t wait! Here’s a link if you have to hear it. I did!

I know a place where no one’s lost,
I know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Not in my castle on a cloud