For the First Time in Forever

Elena and her friend Lauren had been singing Frozen songs on the bus together for months, so when they heard about the school talent show, they were both thrilled at the idea. They practiced here at our house and attended 5 mandatory weekly rehearsals.  They were prepared and excited.  I was amazed (and jealous) at their lack of stage fright. They loved the song and their outfits (Thank you, Mom, for making the 2 capes).  

I couldn't get the video to upload, but it is on facebook if we're friends you should TOTALLY check it out.  Plus I'm turning my blog into little journal books, so I guess the video isn't really necessary here anyway.  Just trust me when I say that they were adorable.  Heck you don't have to trust me, here are some pictures. Just picture these two cuties on stage singing and you can imagine how well it went.  Lauren is of course Elsa and Elena is little sister Anna.  Hard to believe they are both first graders - it's quite the height difference. :)

They sang with confidence and a few cute little hand motions. Lauren did a spin towards the end and Elena's curtsies before she left the stage couldn't have been more ladylike. :) Their microphones cut out for a few seconds in the middle (Dang cell phone interference!), but they got right back on track.  I loved how much they enjoyed themselves.  It was wonderful too that Dan actually had that night off and was able to come.  I kind of can't believe that he was able to make it to her piano recital and the talent show.  Such good luck for us!

In case she didn't get to dress up enough at Thursday night's dress rehearsal and at the Friday night performance, Friday at school was Career Day.  The students were supposed to dress as if they were going to work that day in their chosen field.  So: Elena went as a ballet teacher.  I love her.