The performer

This girl is quite the performer! She has personality on stage and is all smiles. She knows her stuff too! So fun for me to watch her up there loving what she is doing. Obviously I love it too so it sure is fun to share that with her. :) Here are a few pictures of the night of the show. First up, a few of her dance friends...

 All finished here! Loving the goods they sent her home with this year!

 Ella and Mia. Such cute little friends. :)

 Ella and her Papa. He surprised her by coming in an hour before the show. She was thrilled!

 What else would she want to eat after a dance recital? Gogo's it was for sure!

 Don't you just love those dimples? I do! :)

The Rehearsal

Here she is all ready to go! So excited. :)

 Grammy came up for a week and got to watch her dress rehearsal!

 Not good pictures since I couldn't use the flash. Cute anyway. Look at that smile plastered on her face! :)

  All done! On to the show!

 On the way home she took some pictures herself. Doesn't she look old? Stop growing up girl!

The video will come later. Won't upload and I need to do it on youtube apparently. 

The final weeks

Finally starting to slow down so I can get some blogging done! Here is a few pictures of Ella's final weeks in dance class. She is trying really hard a doing quite well. She has been invited to take the 5-6 year old class this summer even though she is younger. Go Ella, that's my girl! :)

 Here's Carter watching through the door they left open on the last week. Wishing he was in there!

 Love this picture. :)

 Ella and Miss Lynn! She has been her teacher since the start. She sure loves her. We have gotten to know her quite well this year and Ella does NOT want a different teacher next year. For now we will be sticking with her!

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie...

Brady, the best dad ever, bought tickets to take the kids to If you Give a Mouse a Cookie at the Portland Children's Theatre. It was Carter's first time at a play (we didn't dare take him until he was this old) and he had a glorious time. As did Ella. I managed to capture a few pictures before the show (as you know no photos during) and a bunch after the show. Ella's new favorite saying, (imagine a high mouse voice) "Never be a bother, if you can be a help." She uses this sentence from the show on a daily basis. It's way more funny if you hear it in her mouse voice. :)