Hello Cuties! Here is our girl Nora Jane at her dance recital. She had 3 performances and so mom Ashley was busy helping with hair and costumes between sets. She is in yellow on right in tap. She is the palest one in ballet performance.😂 Nora is on right corner in Jazz. After performances all came back on stage in black. She is tallest! Last picture posing with a friend while waiting to go on stage. I guess you can tell I enjoyed getting out. I wasn’t excited to go but sure was surprised at the difference from year before last. Very much improved since Ashley changed Dance instructors. Also they never had a recital 2020 although they kept going to classes.

by toogie 26 May 2021

They were all so talented and the littler ones so cute!

by pennyhal2 26 May 2021

What darling photos! I'm glad you went and I'm sure you'll remember this day as time seems to move so fast with young children. I feel sorry for the children that did not have a "normal" year, but glad to know her lessons continued and they were glad to be back to having recitals again.

by toogie 26 May 2021

Her other grandmother is her piano teacher. All I know I can do with a piano is dust it- lol- There is an older young guy that I could listen to all day. He played Married Life from Up by Giacchino this time. I spoke with him afterwards because I know his parents and told him how I do so enjoy hearing him play.

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by toogie 26 May 2021

Oh they did have a good time as did we. Nora got an award so that gives them encouragement to keep pursuing their dream.

by toogie 26 May 2021

She is such a sweetheart and seems bright without being a ‘smarty pants’. She is still shy until she is around you a while. Time sure does fly!

by toogie 26 May 2021

Yes it is! Piano recital was last night at their church. The Disney Plus Recital started with Nora playing Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky. Her cousin Ellie that is also her age (7) played Under the Sea from Little Mermaid.

by toogie 26 May 2021

She loves dancing and jumps. I am glad she doesn’t do tumbling because that scares me. Some of the older kids flipped all the way across the stage, while a couple of the younger ones I was afraid they were going to break their neck. When I told Ashley my concerns she said not to worry about Nora because that would be about 3 extra trips a week for tumbling practice. The studio is a 20 mile trip one way and she already goes enough trips for dance practice. Honestly, I don’t know how Ashley does it all, especially having Avery full time too since Covid.

by toogie 26 May 2021

I really worried when I heard they were meeting for practices so I just kept praying for Gods protection. She will be grown before we know it😩

by toogie 26 May 2021

Yes, they do! The costumes did look nice and I am glad I decided to go.

by toogie 26 May 2021

Thanks Karen, I was so relaxed after the piano recital all last night, I fell asleep on the way home and then came home and slept in my recliner, until hubby was ready for bed. I then slept all night. SLEEP is something I usually can’t do very long, but I must have been really tired or really relaxed. 😁

by toogie 25 May 2021

I feel the same sometimes that time is flying. We were away so long at a time last year and when I saw here again my heart cried because she has grown so much.
How can you see her beauty under all that theatrical makeup-lol

by toogie 24 May 2021

She is seven now and mother hen to Gus who is four. They sure don’t stay little long. Her piano recital is tomorrow night. I’m thankful they are able to support her in her development and get her to all the classes even though most times Dad is working and it’s all up to mom. That means getting Gus and Avery ready to go too.