Encore!

Brooklyn's first dance competition was today, in Elyria. We left the house at 5:50am in order to be at the competition by 8:30. After a few minor car mishaps we arrived almost perfectly on time! We had an hour to get ready and unload and assemble the large volcano prop in the back of the van. Unfortunately, her dance instructor got lost in Cleveland and arrived 10 minutes before they had to be on stage. It was a madhouse in the dressing room, trying to get nine girls, ages six and under, dressed(complete with stage makeup and mall hair) and ready to go. Once on stage, the girls did a wonderful job! Everyone smiled and there were no major mistakes. They received a gold ranking at the awards ceremony. High gold is the highest ranking, but I thought they did a great job in their first try. I was only able to snap a couple of quick pictures as there were no cameras allowed during the performances. Even though Brooklyn and I are completely exhausted from the day, I'm already looking forward to the next one!