Dance Competition Try Outs

On our way to tryouts for

Jr. Dance Company CoMPeTiTioN!!!!!

She was so relaxed and confident!!!

So the girls draw what number order they

will try out in and then it's in groups of TWO!

PLUS the viewing windows are 

completely COVERED!!!

Another mom showed me a little spot

to peak through!!!!!!

Hadlee was in the VERY LAST group!
Are you kidding me?!?

She didn't even want or need me to 

stay the entire time.  She was so cool!!!

I came for part of the time and luckily

got to peak...and let me tell you,

this girl ROCKED it!!!!!!!!

Like.Big.Time.

After try outs the girls wait

a full week to find out if and what

they made for competition. 

This was such great practice for what

it's like waiting to know if you made

dance team or cheerleader or whatever

in high school.  Emily put them all 

in a circle and really talked to them.  

The girls could make up to THREE dances

although most of the younger, new girls

don't make all three their first year.  

Hadlee was cool with that but she

really wanted to make all three;)

I told her no matter what to be cool

and not too excited or too sad either

way so as not to hurt others' feelings

who might not make what she does

or vice versa.  Sister was SO cool 

about it that after she opened her

envelope she wouldn't even look

through the windows at ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally I got her attention and she

held up three fingers ~ 

she had made all three dances!!!

My sweet girl was the only young one,

the only 4th grader, 

to make all three!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was such a lesson in what

being driven and working hard on your own

can get you.  Hadlee achieved this 

goal on her own will!!!

I was so proud.

Girl Power for the WiN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus they got their company

jackets that night!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got home and shared

her big news with everyone!!!

Walker said he was glad this was

over because he was tired of listening

to those same three songs being played

over and over!  ha ha!!!

Really and truly both boys 

were so very proud of their sister!!!!!!!!

It was cute!:)

Of course nobody was as proud

as her daddy and me!

This girl worked so hard

and made all three dances!!!!!!

On a funny side note,

that night Troy said, "Wow, Emily
gave the girls those jackets?!?"
I was like..."Yeah, honey, Emily
just gave the girls these jackets!!!" ;)
Oh Daddy, nothing in dance is free!!! ha ha!

Go and absolutely shine

in everything you do, Sweet Girl!

You amaze your mama!!!