Starlight Ballerina

Aubrey took ballet lessons this fall and danced in her first recital a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, Brian was out of town and missed the show. That meant I had to handle Henry while trying to capture the momentous occasion on film.  Not so easy.  Here are a few photos, but the real fun is on the video. Once I find the cable to connect the video camera to the computer, I'll post the video.  They danced to a song called Starlight Ballerina, and she did a great job considering the crowd of onlookers.  She loved watching the other dancers preform.  I was remiss in not giving her flowers after the show.  I honestly didn't think about it before hand, and when we got there, I saw they were selling bouquets.  I thought if I bought one then, with her right next to me, that would be a little strange.  I didn't say a word about it and I thought she might just forget about it.  OK, who am I kidding. She notices everything and I saw her studying the other girls after the show, but since she didn't say anything right away, I had hoped I was in the clear.  That night at bed, we read our stories and said our prayer. As I said goodnight and turned to leave, she says "but mommy, you forgot to give me flowers today."  UGH. Busted.