dancing through life...

ali has been in dance for several months now. It's a ballet class, with some cute creative stuff thrown in. Now if you know ali, you know that hip hop is much more her forte, but alas I can't find a hip hop class that will take anyone younger than five. So, she had to settle for ballet...or her version of ballet at least. 

 (at some point we will blog her hip hop moves...and you will pee your pants)

so the night of her recital she got all dolled up.

and waited.

until...ready...

  

set... 

go! oh wait....

that's better.

the video's are taking forever to upload. but eventually you will see the footage. let's just say she added her spiciness to the show... it was hilarious.

after the performance she ran up to me and with the proudest expression ever boasted

"Mommy I made good decisions!" 

her teacher, Miss Amy, gave them each a little gift and a certificate.

ali asked "hey Miss Amy, do you have another one where you spell my name right?" 

nothing get's by her...

Poor Miss Amy dealt with a lot of per-son-al-ity! 

and ali loved her.

tons of parents brought flowers and ali asked me when her flowers were going to show up under my chair.

uh oh

I didn't even think about flowers! way to drop the ball mom.

 (she doesn't look too sad right?)

but luckily dad's exist.

(poor Justin had a work training that he had to teach, and due to a number of circumstances it was impossible to get out of. I don't think I have ever seen him so sad to miss something.)

she went running to the car when she saw him.

then Justin hooked the camera up to the TV and ali sat on his lap while they watched the "Movie" of her performing. 

she ate up every second of that...as did daddy.

over all it was a great night. she is every bit as at home on a stage as I would expect her to be...and it was so fun to watch her shine. 

she was simply Tu-Tu cute.