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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Starpower!

After hours and hours and months and months of practice, we arrived in Jacksonville Friday afternoon excited to support Susanna and all the girls from Life Moves Dance Studio as they competed for the very first time as a studio. We met at the auditorium Friday night to go over some last minute details with her teachers, and they suprised the girls with Life Moves jackets. It was really a special moment for them. They have been practicing so hard as a team, and to see them all in their matching jackets talking and giggling, just sealed the deal! I couldn't have been any more proud of them! Susanna's dances won first place in both of the division's they were entered, and the overall winner for her age group for their jazz dance "Ease On Down The Road".

The "Ease On Down The Road Girls" Friday night so super excited!

Susanna and her buddy Carlee all dressed and ready to go before their ballet "Appalachain Springs".

Susanna and Gabby hold the Life Moves sign ready to cheer Carlee on as we waited for the solo awards to begin.

This is my favorite picture of the day!

"Appalachain Spring" ballet

What a beautiful group of girls...inside and out!

She was very proud to see her toe pointed in this picture.

My "not so" Cowardly Lion ready for her "Ease On Down The Road" performance

It just doesn't get any cuter than this! They were a huge hit with the crowd!

I was biting my nails at this part. She did a cartwheel chest roll combo.

Really working her acting skills here!

The girls with their trophy!

Susanna and her favorite scarecrow - Savannah!

The girls with Ms. Teresa. Ms. Teresa has been Susanna's teacher since her very first dance class....when she was 2 1/2!

So proud of my little girlie!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Happy 9th Birthday Susanna!

We just wrapped up yet another birthday party weekend! I must say that I totally enjoyed it! From running the race with Susanna Saturday morning to our lunch today with Sandy, JoAnna, and Diane...it was just perfect! Susanna is such a lucky little girl to have so many wonderful people to share this special moment with.

Despite the fact that Steven said he was finished with sleepovers last year, we had 6 "glamorous" little girls over to celebrate. We started the afternoon getting all glammed up in tutus, tiaras, boas, and matching flip flops. Next we took the party down the street to the nail salon where they each enjoyed a pedicure! The best part was watching them squirm and wiggle as they got the bottoms of their feet exfoliated and massaged! We came home next for "make your own pizzas", and then capped off the evening with frozen yogurt from Lovin' Spoons. Of course the night wasn't really over yet! We still had bags to decorate, a dance party to have, and a movie to watch! The girls called it a day somewhere around 12:30! Much to my surprise, they slept in until around 8:30 am. This gave me some very valuable time to get breakfast started and to set up for our morning craft - bottle cap necklaces!

The girls had all left for home around 11:30 am, which gave us just enough time to clean up and meet Sandy, JoAnna, and Diane for lunch! After all that action, we came home and had a relaxing afternoon together. This was definitely the kind of weekend that I wish never had to end. Everything went just as I had hoped....maybe even better!