Dance Competition!

Ready for lots of pictures?? Paige had her first dance competition of the season last weekend. Dance competitions are more conducive to taking pictures than soccer tournaments because the girls are always ready to smile and there's a lot of waiting around...until it's time to go on stage and then everything is crazy rushed! The competition wasn't super far away (about an hour and a half) but we decided to stay at a hotel on Friday so we didn't have to get up at 6am at home to do hair, plus this way we could get together with friends which makes it a lot less stressful! Paige had a 9 am call time so we got there, got ready and visited with friends. The competition was running early so we didn't have as much time as we thought. Performance time came quickly and Paige's group did an amazing job!! They ended up scoring Elite Top First for all three dances (the highest you can get!) and then got 1st (lyrical), 2nd (jazz), and 4th (tap) overall for all kids 8 and under! Super impressive! We stayed for a couple hours after to watch some friends and then managed to make it home in time to see Owen play 3 soccer games (6, 7, and 9 pm start times). We were all exhausted by the time we got home but what a great day!!

Paige turned on my favorite hotel tv show-We Bare Bears:)

Getting ready! Poor Paige kept telling me I was pulling her hair too tight but the hair came out looking good so I guess I did it right:)

Ready to perform Work Me Down!

My favorite picture!

Ready for jazz but posing with their tap teacher! 

Tap outfit! 9 to 5

Paige with her student teacher!

Ready for Lyrical-Beautiful Life

I remembered to get a picture with Paige!

Paige and her buddies from another training group

Showing off their new jerseys

Names! 

Awards!

Missing a couple girls but this is some of Paige's group with awards and their lyrical teacher

Exhausted!

Ready to watch these two perform!

This picture is out of order, but another cute group shot!

Audience members!