Our Little Diva, Prima Donna, Ballerina...

Bailey really wanted to take ballet lessons. She asked her mom for them. Andie found a class for four year olds just starting at ballet. Black leotard, pink tights and shoes were purchased and all was in order.

Bailey's last class was Thursday, May 19th. Claude and I planned to drive over to see Bailey the Ballerina. During the day we received a call from Bailey to assure us we were invited. She had some instructions about viewing and when we could come in.

Claude and I arrived at the school at 3:30pm. Andie met us in the parking lot. Good thing she did because the walk to get to that classroom through this building was down numerous hallways and around many corners. We would never have found it on our own.

Hayden was there to meet us. He was one happy boy. He gave the viewing instructions again. Basically, we all stayed behind a big picture window for the first 30 minutes. Then the last 15 minutes we were allowed into the room to watch the girls perform all the steps and positions they had learned during their weeks of training.

I positioned myself behind the glass window and turned off my flash during the first half hour. This is sure to produce lots of fuzzy pictures with strange overhead lights and mirrors for the light to bounce off of. I took lots and lots of pictures hoping a few would actually work. I deleted lots and lots of pictures and was able to save a few.

These first pictures are of Bailey warming up with the girls and their teacher and were taken behind the glass window. Bailey has her brown hair in the bun with a ribbon that has lots of streamers on it hanging down. She is sitting on the left portion of the circle and she is the last person on the left of the back row when they are in front of the mirror.

Okay, time to enter the room to see what these little ladies have learned. Bailey is 5th from the right with a big grin on her face. She was very happy to have all of us there to observe.

 

While these things were happening, Hayden was rockin' out to the great music playing while the girls performed. He was one happy boy. He stayed at the back of the gym and totally enjoyed himself.

Next the young ladies lined up and, as their teacher called out the names of poses and positions, the girls did their best to respond appropriately. Bailey is in the center of these pictures with a name tag on the center of her leotard.

Then they moved to lines in front of the mirror. Bailey is on the end of the back row.

Thus goeth the performance. It was so much fun to watch them try so hard to concentrate and do everything just right. They were happy and even gave themselves a round of applause before lining up for stickers from their teacher for doing such a great job.

We were invited back to the Marx home for homemade taquitos. They delicious!!

Andie purchased a Gigaball for the kids. She and Hayden got it from the garage and rolled it to the back yard. What a great time Hayden had and then Bailey rolling themselves around in the thing.

It was time to head back to Sadieville. We scooped up Ms. Katelyn, who had been spending time with the Marx family, and pointed the red Buick east. Great dancing, lots of good food, no rain so we could play outside with the kids, what more can one ask of a day??