Sunday, February 14, 2010

Talent On Parade

Ready for awards! A little scary, maybe? This was the end of the day! ATD stands for All That Dance...her studio.
Cute as a bug!
Ready to take a bath!
Two winners!
Ready to be the kids of the future!
The night before prep!

Our Valentine's Day was overshadowed this year. The kids both had parties at their schools. Mommy got to help with Landon's, it was cute watching the kiddos deliver their valentines to each classmate's box. Mommy didn't help as much with Claire's...we weren't even sure we'd still be here for the party. The reason? Talent On Parade dance competition in Tulsa. This is why Valentine's Day was not top priority this year! Luckily, Claire was able to enjoy her party, but her and I and Landon left immediately after for Tulsa. Gram and Poppy met us there in preparation for Saturday.

Geoff headed to Wichita to get on a plane to go to the Daytona 500. A wonderful opportunity that couldn't be passed up. Only a blizzard had other ideas! Disappointing for him...he was VERY excited! He ended up spending the weekend with his family and watching the race with the people he was supposed to go their with.

Claire performed her duet "Kids of the Future" at 8:00am Saturday morning. They did wonderful! This is the first time either girl had competed, but you wouldn't have known it by watching! A competition is MUCH different than recital, and although the girls were nervous, they nailed their routine. They were 3rd overall in the 6 and under duet/trio division! Her other two numbers were later that day. The production number, called "Bathtime" included all the kids in the competitive company, and some of their siblings! 74 dancers in all were on that stage, and that dance got 2nd overall in the Production division! Claire's age group did a dance called "Bugz". This number is absolutely darling, and all the girls had so much fun performing it! They received a special "Creepy Crawly" award from the judges (a special award made just for them!), and 4th overall in the Jr. Age Line division. Claire was more than satisfied with the outcome, although I think if they hadn't won anything she still would have been happy. Also, she didn't complain (well, maybe just a little bit!) when we got up at 5:30am and didn't get to bed until midnight! This is why I told Daddy to watch out...this may become a lifestyle for her!!!! She loves it!!!! We have a weekend off, and then head to Branson at the end of February for another competition. Claire is already counting down the days!

What did Landon, Gram and Poppy do all weekend? Well, they watched Claire first thing Saturday. Then they headed off to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum to play the afternoon away. They had fun sitting in the cockpit of fighter planes, using a flight simulator, and playing on some cool outdoor equipment shaped like a space shuttle. Because of the time between dances, they came and watched another Claire-dance, and then went back to the hotel to swim in the indoor pool before returning for Claire's last dance and awards. This morning, Gram swam with Claire in the pool before departing. I think these three stayed just as busy as Mommy and Claire!

1 comment:

Natalie said...

Congrats to Claire!!!