The sixteenth recital of Miss Adrienne's Dance Studio (MADS) was was appropriately titled "Sweet Sixteen." Any little girl who takes dance is enthralled by the sound of tap shoes; Hadley is no different. So it came as no surprise to us that she would want to explore the world of tap dancing. Hadley's tap class danced to a jazzy number recorded in 1936 called "Goody Goody." I thought their costumes fit the song and choreography perfectly. 
The yearly recital is always very eventful, with dress rehearsal early in the week and then two recitals, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. The entire recital is a good two hours long and each routine is less than three minutes long. But just as any parents, we still sat through those four hours to see the entire six minutes of our girl dancing that weekend.
Hadley had the biggest smile on her face during the entire performance. Let me tell you she really came out of her shell for this year's routine. I loved seeing her have so much fun and just really come alive on stage.
Merritt and Canaan both made it through Saturday's performance but when my friend, Lacey, offered to keep Merritt during Sunday's performance, I was more than happy to take her up on it. Granna and Grandad came to the Saturday recital and Hadley is always so proud to have family present to cheer her on.
We tried a family of five shot numerous time but it seemed that someone (Canaan) was crying in every photo. The recital was right at nap time, though, so the poor guy was struggling by the end. So we finally decided to just take a picture with Hadley and call it a day. Besides, she was the star on this day.
After Saturday's performance, Granna and Grandad came with us to eat at Hadley's favorite Italian restaurant in Glasgow, Gondolier. We figured such a special occasion called for a nice lunch. Plus, we were absolutely starving by the time the recital was over, we located our dancer, got her things together, and snapped pictures. Hadley's routine was number 37 out of 40 so we packed her Leap Pad and a few other toys for her to enjoy during the long wait.
I have a love/hate relationship with this picture. I do not like that my six year old looks much older than six, but I absolutely love the picture. Lacey took this picture of Hadley when we went to pick up Merritt at their house Sunday afternoon. I do believe I will be enlarging and framing this one. As we wrap up our third year of dance classes, I am thankful to see Hadley coming out of her shell and finding her voice through dance. I don't know how long we will stick with dancing, but right now I do think it's a great activity for her, and in the end, that's all that really matters. Proud of our "Goody Goody" girl!
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