Crazy-Eyed Jazz-Tap Holiday Ballerinas

The title of today's post relates to the quality of the photos. But in all honesty, aren't these pictures what most look like that we take anyway? The ones that show what happened, but aren't frame-worthy. So here's to sharing, warts and all. Between the mirrors, twirling 4-year-olds, and the lighting, capturing this special event was quite difficult. I think you can see the happiness in Charlotte's steps, if nothing else!

Charlotte and her ballet class friends performed two dances yesterday, one ballet and one tap, to two Christmas songs.  She had an absolute ball and was in her element. They were asked to dress with some holiday flair to their outfits. Charlotte had sparkly (of course) red-striped tights and a Santa hat, although it did fall off a lot!

The best part was when she took a quick break to run over to Russell and me and give us each a hug.

We are heading into the holidays well-rested and quite ready. This is one of those years I'm actually relieved not to have too many events to attend. How are you?