First Performance

Finally, the pictures I've been meaning to post are here!

Quite frankly, this post is all things Sydney.

Parade practice in the lot behind Oreganos

Here is the Dynamite Express float the morning of the Gilbert Days Parade.

Warming up before the parade. It's about 8:00am, and she's been up since 5:00am.

Almost 2 miles later, she's still dancing in the streets.

Santa was the final parade entrant. He must have been steaming in his Santa Suit, it was about 85 degrees by this time in the morning.

I was able to snap a pic right after the parade, and before she demanded water.

First stage show performance was about 3 hours later.

Second stage show performance. I love this pic because I think it shows how seriously she takes her dancing.

Another pic from her second dance. I know you can't see it, but she's standing on a chair on a (not so) sturdy stage and she didn't lose her balance, luckily. We're approaching 3 in the afternoon in this pic, and she's still smiling!

She is not all things dance (MOST yes, but not ALL). Since volleyball is over, she now plays softball at school. She takes organized sports just as seriously as dancing. Girl is competitive!

Even though she has fun doing everything that takes up her time, she does get to spend SOME time at home. Here she is playing 4-square in our next door neighbor's driveway with 2 of her friends that she had sleep over.

So here is what's been keeping us all so busy in the last week. I don't know if I'll be posting anything this week. Mom is coming!! I can't wait. I know I'll have pictures to post after she flies back to Iowa, but in the meantime, I'm going to make her enjoy AZ weather, like it or not! :-)