Monday, December 21, 2009

Kinley's turn

After sitting through Kaiya's meets for the last 4 months, it was Kinley's turn to shine on Saturday. Her dance studio had their Winter Gala a/k/a recital and it was super cute. Kinley was so excited to get to do two dances instead of one. I still hate putting make-up on my 5-year-old, but it is fun to see her enjoying something so much. She was a bit bossy on the stage during the second performance telling everyone what to do at times, but it was honestly because she knew the dance and there are a couple of kids in her group that spend more time in time-out than dancing during their class. She was especially happy that her teacher pulled her aside afterward and told her she did a great job and thanks for being a leader. :)

After the performance, I see this family waving at us and shouting Kinley's name and I had no clue who they were. They followed us out into the lobby and it turns out it is the family of a classmate of Kinley's. His name is Jake and he is all Kinley talks about when she comes home from school. They are best buddies and his mom tells me he is smitten. Had to snap a few photos of them, too! Of course, Kinley loved having my family there as her audience, too.

Ready for the show

Loving the stage


Loves getting flowers afterward!

Proud siblings


Kinley's fan club


The jazz/hip-hop dance to "Celebration"

2 comments:

Felt Family said...

Good job Kinley!! You look like you were made for show business. Thanks for sharing, Haley. It's fun to see these pics! I especially liked how the cute little skinny-minnie couldn't keep her tutu up! So cute!

Barbara said...

Great show Kinley! It was fun to see. I really liked the cartwheels at the end...it must be genetic, and they were perfect!