Izzy's 1st Ballet Recital...

Izzy has been enrolled in ballet since the Spring and it started off rocky; some days she wouldn't participate, others she'd just sit down in the middle of class and pout, or she'd constantly ask to have a potty break to get out of class. I was very nervous that she wasn't participating or learning the dances during class, only to come home and she'd show me everything she learned. She slowly got over the social anxiety in the classroom and started to shine each week. Her confidence has skyrocketed in the ballet studio ever since and we have a prima dona ballerina on our hands.

 Full hair (bun) and make-up, which she was excited about for weeks

 Sister got fancied up too

 The ballet studio we attend divided up the recital into 4 parts, the session we attended was all 3-5 year old classes and the opening number was every student on the stage performing the same little baby doll dance.

 Izzy's class was the largest, with 10 performers...and the only class that didn't perform with their baby dolls. So glad they didn't have another distraction to deal with, as they were all pretty excited to be up on stage (and a few staring out looking for their parents). Izzy is the 3rd from the left here:

 Izzy is the 2nd from the right in mid-air

 Right after her bow, a big smile

 All the grandparents came to watch the little princess

 Proud parents

 Happy Father's Day to Mikey!

 We came home and celebrated Izzy with a cookout among family and friends. Izzy was happy she was able to keep her makeup on all day!

 Here is a photo Izzy took of Grandma & Bobo

 My mom flew out from Lake Tahoe to spend 10 days with us...she helped with the girls while we went on our 200 mile running adventure and then during the week when we were at work. Love this pic of Buggy and mom:

 And Sunday morning I looked outside to see that we had been tee-peed. I knew that it was going to rain all day so I quickly woke Mike up, "Hey honey, happy father's day! Let's go outside and pick up toilet paper!" He said he was hoping for something more like breakfast in bed, but when you have crazy fun neighbors like we do...there's no rest for the weary. Mike and I were laughing the entire time we were picking up tp, as neither of us had ever been tee-peed in our lives. Guess you're never too old! Oh, and revenge is ours!!!

Here's the full video of Izzy's recital...it's so stinkin' cute!