Vivi's spring dance recital was coming up (May 18th), and she was SICK. The illness that began at Disneyland continued and continued strong. At one point I had to come to the conclusion that she might not be able to perform, and that had to be okay. We didn't have her costume yet so on Friday morning before the recital I dragged her sick body to Miss Julie's so we could pick up the outfit. Once I had it in my hands, and then put it on Vivien to try on the size...I knew...we were NOT going to miss this performance. The costume was too cute and she had enough wellness in her to act alive for an hour. I think seeing the costume pepped her up too. She couldn't wait for the next day and her recital...
Oh, man she was the cutest. Her first dance was a tap number and it was to Spoon Full of Sugar. She looked like a spoon overflowing with sugar. I'm not sure Vivi understands the concept of choreography, but she understands the concept of being on stage and she loves it. She smiles and makes friends with whoever she is standing next to, and she kept showing off her costume to the other girls even though they were wearing the same thing.
Her ballet number was to Let's Go Fly A Kite. I could tell she preferred her pink look, but was still pretty into her fluffy kite costume. Oh man, what a little joy she is. After the show we took pictures and then headed home. And she really was done for the day, her body still needed more rest. She was NOT done however with wearing her costume. She wore "Spoon full of Sugar!" all night long as she watched TV, played with playdoh and napped.
It has been a wonderful year of dance for Vivien and her mom. I really never thought I would get to do tiny preschool age stuff again and I am so happy to being able to be a mom to a preschooler with sass all over again. Lucky us.
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