Fusion Dance Academy Recital 2013: It's All Fun and Games

Today, Austyn performed in her second dance recital with Fusion Dance Academy.  She had a blast, and she did really well!  She is taking a ballet/tap combo class, so she was able to dance on the stage twice.

Her tap routine was first on the bill.  The theme of the recital was "It's All Fun and Games" so each number was named after a game of some sort.  They wore red costumes, and danced to "Rockin' Robin."  What better name than Angry Birds for their first number?!

*She is the one on the far left, looking the other way ;)*

She is the second from the right.

And here's another:

http://youtu.be/S8_u5uISgAg


Their ballet routine was done to "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and featured giant flowers.  The title of this routine was He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.  Austyn did so much better this year in both routines!  She really enjoyed herself this year :)  Not that she didn't last year, but last year she was the girl who just smiled and waved at the audience, ha!

She is the second from the right.

I snapped this photo of her after dress rehearsal the day before.  She was so excited to have found a flower to match her costume!

What a difference a year makes!

Gannon is a very typical six-year-old boy.  And with that comes six-year-old-boy jokes and pranks.  He has discovered bunny ears, and he gives them in every photo!  Silly boy :)

Austyn was so excited that her big friend, Chloe, came to see her recital!  Chloe is an excellent dancer, and Austyn felt very proud to have her in the audience.  We get to go see Chloe dance in her recital very soon!

The grands :) 

Our little family <3 p="">

I am so proud of my little ballerina, and I can't wait for many, many more dance recitals!

February

 

February was good to us!  I don't have time for a lengthy post, so I'll just share some photos with y'all!

We like to play dress-up a lot around here!

 

 

 

We did art projects and made jewelry.

 



 

We had Olvaltine, and we blew bubbles in it!

 

We tried to mail ourselves back to The Leeziana. 

 

We painted our nails and put on make-up...

 

We sang karaoke...

 

And, basically, just had lots of fun!

 

Love y'all!

Tiny Dancer

Ball-change, cha cha cha!

Arabesque!

Plie'!

You guessed it! Last night was Austyn's very first ballet recital! She had the time of her life! I never realized how hard it would be to prepare a three-year-old for a recital! Make-up, hair, etc...Not easy to do on a tiny little person! Here is what we got. I think she is the prettiest ballerina princess ever, but I may be just a little partial ;)

Austyn even had a special visitor come to surprise her all the way from Bossier City!

Here is the proud big brother waiting patiently for the show to begin:

After Austyn was dressed and ready, he told her, "You look really nice. Actually, you are pretty much gorgeous!" He can be so sweet!!

Here is a shot of the two of them before she went back stage:

There was no flash photography allowed at the recital, so these photos are pretty, um, interesting. Just pretend they are clear...You get the idea!


She wasn't the best little tapper, she mainly just stood there and smiled. Oh, and waved to us, a lot!

She did much better with her ballet routine. She there was hardly a time when all the girls were together, but that is the best part of the little ones' routine!

This one really makes me laugh...

My sweet little princess, I couldn't be any more proud!

She even got flowers, which totally made her night. She thought she was something else!

First recital was a success! Congratulations, my Tiny Dancer!

.....I guess Mia was a little jealous that she didn't get to dance ;)

 

Spidey and Spider-Girl to the Rescue!!

When I uploaded Gannon's graduation video to YouTube, I stumbled upon an old video of Gannon and Austyn playing superheroes.  The chairs and bar stools from the kitchen were all moved into the living room because I was sweeping and mopping, and they always have so much fun with them.  They are cities, bridges, tunnels, etc.  This time, they were the setting for a very important rescue mission.  As you can hear Austyn say, "We have an emergency to save somebody!!"

Hope you enjoy!

The Graduate

Gannon graduated!  From Pre-K, that is.  I can't believe that this is his last summer as a "pre-schooler".  My baby boy is going to kindergarten!  Holy wow!  Where has the time gone?!  Just look at how handsome he is all dressed up for his ceremony!  He's pretty silly, too!

My "bigs" all dressed up and ready to go!

And I thought it was hard to get two to look at me and smile ;)

Gannon led everyone in The Lord's Prayer.  He did such a good job!  Bryan and I were so proud of him!  If you know Gannon, you know how shy he can be, and you know how huge this is for him!

This is what Austyn did during the ceremony.

...and Mia slept!

Daddy and his girls ;)

Here is a photo of Gannon receiving his diploma!

Gannon and his teachers

 My little graduate!

We couldn't video because they had a videographer there, but I did get a little snippet of one of the acts.  Here is Gannon singing about "Wonderful Words"

 

If anyone has the secret that slows these munchkins down, please share!