Addie Blaire's First Dance Recital!

Well the day finally came, I don't know if i dreaded seeing my little baby dancing on stage like a big girl more or the fact that now she has discovered lipstick and wants to wear it everyday!! She did a great job at the recital. Luckily this year they separated the big and little girls recitals so ours was over very quickly!! She did a great job during her dance, with a little help from her teacher off stage. She was so funny because as they were leaving the stage in a line dancing she let everyone pass her and she stayed on the stage by herself. Well, you see she heard everyone clapping and of course they were all clapping for her so she stopped and gave them all a bow and waved to the crowd!! It was pretty humorous to see her up there by herself bowing to all her fans! The kids all came back up at the end to do there "fun songs" like the chicken dance, head shoulders, and a few others. She really enjoyed this part because she got to really show us her stuff, she has been doing this for a while now so no teacher was needed for her to perform this time. At the end of the show each child was to come on stage and wave and blow a kiss to the crowd as their name was announced, well being that she is her father's daughter somehow she crossed the stage and her name was announced three times I think!!!! She is so shy it is really a shame!!!
Here are my pics from the night. Get ready for picture overload because I just couldn't decide what to post, it takes me longer to pick through them all then to just put it all on here!

She looks so much older, it makes me so sad!! The girls wore red polka dot dresses and their tap shoes for the "Good Ship Lollipop" dance.

Addie and her cousin Lily.

This is a picture of Addie with Erin McMasters from her class. She is the sweetest little girl and so beautiful. It wasn't a week after this recital that Erin was camping with her parents and sister at the campground that flooded in east Arkansas. She and and her family held on to trees as the area flooded. Unfortunately, she lost her mother in that flood. Please say a little prayer for this sweet child who has now lost her mother. Her mother was the sweetest, most thoughtful woman and she will be truly missed by everyone who knew her.

I tried to get her to pose like some of the bigger kids, but we just couldn't quite get it! I am not complaining though because at least she looked at the camera and smiled, much better than usual.

Addie Blaire and Maddie one of her friends from class.

The whole gang, boy was that a fun picture for the photographer to try to take!

She was boogieing in this one I think.

Getting a belly ache from all those lollipops!

Now this is where I was saying she came alive with her moves what girl wouldn't with the "chicken dance" playing.

I don't know if this was taken on her 1st, 2nd or 3rd strut across the stage, but it is pretty obvious that the stage was not a problem for her except that she had to share it!!!

After the show, her friend Griffin came and watched her and brought her flowers!! How freakin cute is that! She was so excited to see him, she even yelled out during her dance "hey there's griff" when she spotted him from stage.



She wanted so badly to give him a kiss, something dad is not too keen on but she couldn't resist. He wasn't sure about it at first but like all men he gave in to her!!!

Success!

Addie with her great grandparents, Nicki and Pop Powell.

Addie and her "G"!

Nana and Pop came down for the show too!

This is I guess what happens when mom tries to just get in one picture!! She is really good with those eyes these days!! By the way I was about 24 weeks during this picture!! Like I said before this is as much as I will be posting of the big Buddha belly!

Loving the daddy these days!! She is a little mini me with him following in his shadow wherever he goes! Hope daddy is ready for another one, he will have his own daddy fan club it seems!

We love you Addie Blaire and are so proud of you and all your "moves!"