Competition

 

Annie had a dance competition on Saturday.  She was awfully excited for it.  She didn't dance until 4:00 in the afternoon and when Daddy headed out to work in the yard after breakfast she said, "Da-ad, did you forget? Competition!"  It was a looong couple of hours in between until she got to go.  

We had to be there an hour before she danced so she could get ready, which actually took about 6 minutes so then she and I sat in the dressing room in the midst of a hairspray and makeup fog.  Seriously, an hour?  For a 4-year-old?  I'm not sure I really fit in with the dance crowd.  Regardless, here are a bunch of shots of the day:

She had a great time and insisted Daddy take her out for ice cream afterwards, which made her brothers happy too.

Here's the cheering section.  Please note Cole intently reading his "Beyonders" book in the background.  He has already asked how old he needs to be before he can stay home from dance competitions.  Such a supportive big brother.  He did look up eventually and watch her routine and even managed a "You did really good, Annie.  I bet your team will win," when it was over.