Dance Recital Picture Day

Jillian began taking dance lessons last fall.  And she absolutely LOVES it!  Miss Shari says "she's a natural!"  It's fun to see Jillian's excitement about it, and she isn't worried about messing up.  She's having fun and doesn't feel pressure to be perfect (Blessing #565), which is something we've really been trying hard to help her overcome. 

Saturday was "Picture Day" for all the dance recital students, including Jillian.  Jenica and I felt like hair and makeup artists, and we had lots of fun getting her all dolled-up and ready for pictures.   (#566)  

 

She loved the idea of wearing makeup, but because she has a much nicer "tan" than I do, we had to really search for some blush that was dark enough to show up against her beautiful skin.  And putting mascara on those tiny lashes was a challenge, but we did it.

It wasn't until we put on her costume, that we realized she had a visable tattoo that needed to come off!  Ooops!

We headed to the dance studio for pictures, and Jillian was loving every minute of it.  She felt so beautiful and walked with a skip in her step.  (#557)

While she was waiting her turn for an individual photo, she and her friend Maggie posed for quick picture in their ballet costumes.  The recital is "Snow White" this year, and the first graders are "flowers". 

Jillian felt so pretty, so she wanted pictures with mommy and Jenica after we got home.  She was in such a good mood for the rest of the day.  (#558)

And in a couple weeks, we get to do this all over again for the actual Recital.  (#559) But the memories of Jillian's first "Picture Day" will last a really long time.