Kylie's First Recital

Almost two weeks ago, or was it more?- Kylie had her first recital. It was so much fun to watch her work her moves up on that stage and we know that there will be many more in the future.

It's no secret to my family that I have been trying to push Kylie in the cheerleader direction all of her 8 years on this earth. I lived for gymnastics and cheerleading and it was a great way for me to meet people and be involved when I was younger throughout high school. I thought the same for Kylie but children do have a mind of their own!

So when she came to me in December and wanted to join a cheer/pom pom class that one of her friends was taking at a dance studio, I went and signed her up that day. She started the class at the beginning of January and she worked really hard to know the routine just as well as the other girls who started a couple of months before. Plus, we had the whole "dog eating the costume" drama. Needless to say, when the recital came around, I was really ready to get it over with.

She was fabulous! She looked adorable, did all the moves like we practiced, and made the family proud! My parents came down for the recital, so she had the whole family here for her. We showered her with gifts and flowers after the recital and a cake to show her how proud we were.

There were no pictures during the recital but my mom and I got plenty at the rehearsal that morning. Now she wants to add jazz to the mix next year. I love how she can be good at more than one thing. Combined with her piano and voice lessons and we may just have a star in the making! After all, it's in her blood.

{ I am the blonde on the right in both pics}