Firsts

We have had some fun FIRSTS this week.

To start off, Claire had her first dance class at Silhouette Dance Studio. It is a combo ballet/tap class. She has been so excited about it and on the day of she nagged me every 30 minutes about when it was going to start. Of course when she got there she was a little timid, but was happy to have her friend Brooklyn in class with her. Ava's primary teacher is Claire's Dance teacher and that helped Claire come out of her shell. 

Claire loved being in her ballet clothes and even asked to sleep in them that night. I can't wait for her winter recital.

Ava got her first black eye this week, compliments of the same coffee table that gave her her first experience getting stitches. She is 0-2 with that table and I think she should just end that unhealthy relationship. We iced it for a long time, but it progressed to all sorts of shades of blue and purple throughout the day. She is nervous to go back to school and get made fun of. I told her that people will think she is some sort of  undercover/secret ninja and think she is cool. 

I don't think she believed me!

Another 1st was seeing Disney's Tarzan at Hale Center Theater. The last two years I have taken Ava and my mom down to St. George to the Tuacahn to see a show. This year we are traveling to Oregon for my nephew's wedding and so we decided to save some money and do something closer to home. Ava has really loved musical theater and this show did not disappoint. Ava was so smitten with the aerial acrobats and all the fun dancing and animal costumes. She asked me if I would come see all her shows when she gets older and of course my answer was "Yes".  It was a fun girls night. We got some dinner before the show and my mom enjoyed a little bonding time with us. We already know Mary Poppins' is coming next year and we want to go.

The round theater was transformed into a wonderful jungle.

 

 Ava gets shy getting her picture taken with the cast, but secretly she loves meeting them. These were some of the apes in Tarzan's family group.

This was Tarzan's mom Kala, dad Kerchak and Tarzan's best friend Terk.

And finally Tarzan and Jane. Ava was a little shy that he had no shirt on. She commented a few times that he looked a little naked. He was seriously strong though. He swung around on vines (aerial drapes) and did some amazing tricks.

Can you tell she is blushing?

 We also went to our first Redneck Party. Our Cousin Ambria had a Redneck Birthday Bash.

There were many fun redneck games, but the most popular was the woopy cushion challenge.

Here they are as official rednecks.