the cutest dance recital there ever was

i think i mentioned earlier that Ellie is in dance.
she loves dance.
let me rephrase that:
she lovveeesssss dance!
she talks about it all the time.
she dances everywhere.
or twirls everywhere.
or rolls everywhere (probably her favorite thing about dance class).
and she has theee cutest teacher ever.
one who somehow gets a group of 2-3 year old little girls to do what she asks them to do.
and gets them to love doing it, too.
and this cute dance teacher organized the cutest little dance recital for us proud moms & dads & grandmas to come and oogle and awe over our little ballerinas-in-training.
now, i should mention: Ellie is very serious about her dancing.
this is no joking matter.
and  no smiling matter either.
getting a smile during dance is like trying to make a pb+j without the j- just foolish talk.
so, most of these pic's depict our very-serious-ballerina-in-training Ellie.

 

 {Ellie rolling on the mat...nice form, nice form}

{Ellie prepping for an impressive twirl, no doubt}

{seriously being serious out there on the dance floor...because, let's get real, dancing is serious business}

{Ellie chillin' with her fellow dancer, Kate-who wasn't so serious...but Ellie kept the stone-face goin' strong}

 {ooooooh, is that a smile!?}

{"no way mom. smiling's for sissies. i'm too busy hangin' out with my dancing peeps to smile."}

 {"but i will give you a thumbs up. because i did pretty dang good out there."}

Ellie, will you please just smile??

{fine. this fake half smile will have to do.}

we love her so much.
and are so happy she has found something like dance that she loves so much.
hope you enjoy a little peek from the show!

xoxo