Twinkle Toes

 Katie ventured into her 2nd organized "sport"/acitvity. After doing soccer in the spring, we found a ballet camp being offered at a local parks and rec center. It was Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm and Katie loved every day of it. She didn't drag her feet in the morning (which is the norm for anytime we leave the house) and she loved picking out which ballet outfit she'd wear each day. (I found some at a yard sale a year or so ago and couldn't resist buying them even if she never took ballet...there's always dress up!) Katie and Maddie did the camp together so it was a win-win all the way around!

The girls worked hard all week preparing for a mini-recital on the last day of camp. Doug and I took tons of pictures and videoed the "performance."

Here's our little ballerina moments before the curtain call getting a "break a leg" hug from her daddy!

Katie and Maddie giving each other some encouragement before the show!

A little bit of CHASE before starting to ease their jitters! 

The beginning! They were little fairies who were supposed to be asleep. The girl on the far right stood with her back the to audience for 95% of the show. Also - that tutu does wonders for Katie's hiney! She is sticking it straight up in the air!

This is what they called "alligator arms." Katie appears to have excellent form here including her little pointed toes!

The second song required the use of some sticks. I'm still not 100% sure what they were supposed to be, but the girls enjoyed making music with them! I love the sass being exhibited by Katie and Maddie!

Each girl also had the chance to showcase their running leap. I'm sure there's a real ballet term for that, but I can't remember it at the moment. This is about all the leaping she did...It was more like a quick sprint across the floor and then a little shuffle of the feet.

They also did some more fancy jumps where they tried to keep their toes pointed. I think she did a pretty good job on those! There was no official bow or curtsy - but these jumps were the end! 

The girls were a little tired of the parent paparazzi by the end of the show so these are the faces we had to work with!

And here's a little more attitude and ballet princess pose for you!

After the tutu was turned in and we were packing up, she wanted to pose for one last picture with her puppy, Max, who watched the entire show from my lap!

Katie really loved ballet camp and has talked about it a lot ever since. She's also developed an affinity for walking on her toes just about everywhere!