balleria mice...

olivia has been taking ballet every tuesday morning (aka tutu tuesdays) since the beginning of this school year. she has been taking with her bestie and cousin, kingsley. the girls have been practicing and looking forward to the recital. the big day finally arrived and they were soooo excited to perform!! the theme of the recital was dr. suess and olivia's class danced during the ABC portion of the show. they were "M, m, many mumbling mice." and they are the cutest little ballerina mice EVER!!!

the entire day was so much fun. we began early on saturday morning with dress rehearsal.
we did hair at our house and then went to kingsley's house to put on the REAL make-up. the make-up was for sure a highlight of the experience. :)

then the girls took the stage at the magestic theater in downtown dallas for their rehearsal.

olivia and liza wiggling their mousy fingers and scrunchy up their noses!

they had a great rehearsal on the BIG stage and even posed for a few pictures afterward.

kk and o. such sweet friends!

then later that night they once again danced their hearts out and put on a great show for everyone. the WHOLE family came to cheer on olivia and kingsley. olivia LOVED all the attention and the flowers.

mommy, olivia, and daddy

gramps, olivia, chrissie, and nana (the blanchettes)

pop, olivia, and b (the bowlins)

it was a super special day. we were so proud of olivia. she did an outstanding job of getting into character, acting like a mouse, and performing her dance. it was darling! after the show the entire family went to dinner to celebrate our ballerina mice. it was a great ending to a fun day!