Ember's Dance Recital Pictures...

Ember like always did an amazing job! I am so very proud of her. She made company this year. Is assisting in two classes and is also an apprentice in a class (this means she gets paid for helping)! Her first job. She is doing what she loves and getting better every year. She has grown a lot in this past year. Going from hardly practicing to practicing almost every night with her sisters. This year she danced to The Grinch, Carol of the Bells, a Hip Hop dance and Thriller. She looked great!

Kenzie's Dance Recital Pictures...

Kenzie did an amazing job. Just 3 weeks before the Recital Denna the studio Owner asked me to move Kenzie up into the older class. This made me pretty nervous since she would have very little time to practice and learn her dance. She was the youngest in her class and the oldest was 9. She out shined them all. I am very proud of her and her dedication to practicing and wanting to be the best in her class. It sure showed. She was also asked to dance in both shows.

Ashlynn's 1st Dance Recital...

Nurse costume-Itch, Itch, Scratch, Scratch
Purple w/Petal Hat- Purple Pansies
Pumpkin costume-Happy Jack-o-Lantern

These are the songs that Ashlynn danced to.

Ok, to be completely honest I was really nervous about having Ashlynn dance. She is very timid when it comes to large crowds and just wants to be with mom. The weeks before the recital I told her over and over about her being on stage, the lights, Daddy, Grandma and family being there watching her...well I forgot one big thing, that there were going to be hundreds of other people there! Oops. Rehearsal went great! She danced, sang, waited until she was supposed to leave the stage...looking good for the recital night. Recital rolls around. Ashlynn dances the very first dance. I walked her out on stage, put her in her place and watched. She danced, she did an excellent job and when it was all over she just ran off the stage. So, now we had 3 more dances to do in the show, plus a second show! What are we to do...she is clinging to me and will NOT let me go. I reassure her that there was nothing to be afraid of and she told me there were...PEOPLE! The next dance I walked her out on stage again, this time it was a lot harder for her to stay. She wanted to follow me off instead of dancing. I told her to just look at her tap shoes and not the people. That is exactly what she did. The whole dance...then ran off stage. I was very proud of her for over coming this fear and dancing. She did such a great job and danced not only in the 1st show, but in the 2nd as well. The second show she had a lot more confidence, however, just looked off stage at me while dancing. Then once it was all over she would high tall it off the stage for me. The family knew where to find her every time she came out...look for the one that runs off and we will know we were watching Ash. Sure enough every time. That is what makes watching 3 year olds so much fun! I can't wait to see how spring recital will be!

Love you Ashlynn, I am so very proud of you and how well you danced!

Peterson Family Photo Shoot...

The Peterson Family November 2009

Recently I was able to do another photo shoot for a friend and her family. The past few years I have been doing this as a hobby and really loved it. Now, I am trying to expand and maybe get more friends and family I can take pictures of to build my portfolio.

This family I was really excited to take pictures of. They are adorable and the kids are so dang cute. The morning that we chose to take the pictures it was 32 degrees and 9:30am. The kids for being as cold it was did so good. We took only 20 minutes from start to finish and I was able to get some photos for the family...the kids were not able to stay any longer, they were SO cold. I don't blame them either, my fingers felt like they were going to fall off! I am hoping to take their pictures again in the future. Here is a college I put together of a couple pictures I took.