Last night was just wonderful. It was my daughter's very first ballet performance and it was a fairly large production. Lucy didn't seem nervous at all. She was amazing. My husband and I were very nervous and squeezed each other's hands through her entire dance. I'm sure we had the goofiest smiles on our faces.
It was my first time as a mommy to be in the audience like that and that was a truly odd experience. My parents attended the performance as well and I met them outside to hand off the tickets and show them to our seats. I'm sure everyone is familiar with the phenomenon of always feeling like a child when your parents are around. And as I watched them walk across the grass towards the theater it was the strangest feeling to know they were there to see not me, but my daughter, my child. I'm a real live MOM! Amazing.
Proud Mommy.
Daddy and Lucy
"Mommy, I got a hundred thousand flowers!"
Because when you're six it's all about the cookies. Truly when you are thirty it's still all about the cookies. "There are cookies??!!" Perhaps only because my husband and I skipped dinner, but that was nice.
We are very nearly into summer mode. I am having Lucy finish all of the MUS test booklet as a final exercise. I sort of didn't realize we had a test booklet until a few weeks ago. Because I am on top of things like that.
Oh happy day. I'm glad that the performance went well. Lucy looks so sweet in that smock. I really must learn to sew. You looked lovely as well. Glad you shared your face. ;)
Posted by: Nina | May 19, 2007 at 09:32 AM
What a wonderful night! Congratulations to Lucy and Mom!
Posted by: matilda | May 19, 2007 at 09:33 AM
Jenn, congratulations to you and your husband for making it through the nerves (you look lovely)...and to Lucy for her first big performance. My daughter had her year-end dance program today, too...how funny (don't little kids dancing just make your heart melt?...I thought I'd melt right into the floor, such cute sincerity).
You've probably shared this but what pattern do you use for the smock...that one is adorable! I just got my first new sewing machine---a computerized thing that I haven't figured out how to use (I had a 30 year old singer before...not that I knew how to use that one, either). Luckily I get a how-to class with the purchase. Yah, JoAnn's!
Posted by: sarah | May 19, 2007 at 12:58 PM
Yay, for Lucy!! And YAY, for you too, my dear mommy friend!! I am so glad the big night was so wonderful for you all.
P.S. You look beautiful!! :)
Posted by: Dawn | May 19, 2007 at 01:06 PM
Congratulations to Lucy and Mom! I know exactly how you feel as I felt much the same this morning at my Stephen's graduation ceremony.
Posted by: Cheryl M. | May 19, 2007 at 02:31 PM
Congratulations, Lucy! What a big night!
And Jennifer, these photos are lovely...I think this is the most I've ever seen of your beautiful daughter! :)
Posted by: Melissa | May 19, 2007 at 03:19 PM
Jenn,
Congratulations to both Lucy and you!
Like others said, you look beautiful - it's nice to put a face with the name!
Posted by: Heather | May 19, 2007 at 08:24 PM
Congratulations! You are just as pretty as I suspected.
Posted by: Kristen Laurence | May 19, 2007 at 10:23 PM
You are beautiful. I know all about those jitters in the audience as I had them last year and last night. Isn't it great?
Posted by: KC | May 20, 2007 at 09:04 PM
my daughter (5 years) just had her first ballet recital. It was so sweet.
I am the same if someone is mean to my daughter--I want to cry for her-and she is usually fine.
I love your little girl's smock
Posted by: Deeann | July 03, 2009 at 10:21 PM