tutu tuesdays

this summer olivia got all dressed up in her tutu, tap, and ballet shoes and went to dance class every tuesday morning. we started calling them "tutu tuesdays" around our house. olivia loved dance class and looked forward to it each week. one of her favorite parts was getting to be with her friend lilli. lilli's mommy and i are good friends, so we were excited to have an activity that our girls could do together. this also gave us 45 minutes a week to chat. by week two olivia was asking when we would be there so she could see lilli and give her a big hug. our plan worked!! the girls love spending time together and are such sweet friends. as far as olivia's dance skills go, i won't say she is a "natural." she spent the first several minutes (like 20 minutes) of each class just observing and taking it all in. then she would participate in a few steps, and by the end of class she was all warmed up and ready. of course, 9 minutes later class was over! she got her ballerina stamp at the end of each class and was so proud of herself. i loved every minute of this crazy experience for 8 tutu tuesdays this summer.

olivia was so cute in her "dancewear." so looks so big to me!

olivia with lilli. this was their first "tutu tuesday."

olivia with her teacher, miss lane.