This evening we wrapped up our first competition weekend. Ava performed in a ballet production, an over-the-top Disney extravaganza including between 35 and 40 of our studio's dancers. The dance went great, but we realized very quickly that while the competition had run very smoothly and on time the day before, they were way behind schedule today. Awards had been scheduled to begin at 5:30pm, and my original plan had been to stay at least long enough for Ava to find out how the production had done before heading out to dinner. Before I knew it, however, it was 6:45 and the awards had not even begun. So I made the highly unpopular decision to head home at that point. Ava was in tears, and even Jocelyn was complaining, "But they're still dancing, Momma!"
It was clear that nothing short of a trip to the Golden Arches would salvage my place in my daughters' good graces. At the suggestion of my dad, we went inside (a rare treat for my kids). The girls each got a Happy Meal with a Barbie toy inside. All bad feelings were forgotten. We had a slightly spastic but overall nice dinner. It was a good way to end a crazy but fun weekend.
Ava's costume for the ballet production "Disney Dreams"
the Disney Dreams dancers
enjoying some chocolate milk
trying to sit still after a day of watching dance is hard!
a no-longer-depressed Ava
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