she wants to be a radio city rockette.

dance recital, y'all. it was so fabulous i could hardly stand it.

and when i tell you that my child danced like a pro, i mean it.

complete strangers stopped us outside to compliment her. the wild woman OWNED that stage.

here are a few shots from dress rehearsal and then the big day. i have never in my life been prouder of that little munchkin. be still my heart.





now. for the big day.


oh, you know. just a little downtime on the way to the theater.


mommy & her dancer.

 our precious friend, katherine. so sweet!


our little rockettes all lined up and ready to go. can you spot the wild woman?


keeping 3 and 4 year olds quiet backstage was a trip. my girl was totally on her best behavior.


OWNING THAT STAGE.


after the show with her pretty flowers.


and this is what happened around our house for the 4 hours following recital and a celebratory lunch at mcalisters.


because he's a fantastic brother like that, tom was kind enough to protect sister for the entirety of her naptime.


and just because it's precious, here's a copy of one of her official recital photos.

... it still blows my mind that i have a kiddo old enough to be dancing in a dance recital. in fact, it still blows my mind that she's not still wearing newborn diapers and swaddled in that pink minky dot blanket i loved so much.

wow.

now i've gone and made myself all sad.

but not sad enough to have another kid. let's not lose hold of reality, peeps.

xoxo ... j