Sammie's latest

A few days after we returned from Hawaii, Samantha was in a little ballet recital. Boy, was she excited!! The best part was that three of her four grandmas came to watch her perform -- Grandma Susan came with Grandpa Dale. And Grandma Karen drove over with Grandma Eva (my grandma, Sammie's great grandma) and spent the night, just so they could be there for the special day. When I first told Samantha all three grandmas were coming, she said, "Whoah! That's toooo many grandmas!!" ha! One minute later, she changed her mind and told me, "Well, it's not really too many, it's just A LOT of grandmas, which is good."

It was hard to get clear shots while she was on the stage, but here she is with all the other little 4-yr-old ballerinas, doing their part.

Here she is, admiring the special fairy wand her teacher gave each of the girls as a special thank-you. She was supposed to be dancing, but well...

After the show, look how pleased she looks...

When it was all over, we let Spence and Sam play up on the stage. Spencer was really getting into his own routine, and even got a few other audience members taking his picture...

Look at her form. So graceful... :)

Spencer, getting in on some of the photo opps, outside...

We didn't ever get any great poses from Samantha afterward, too much going on, I guess...

And we never got pics of all the grandmas together with the star of the show. Rats! I think our camera battery was dying, unfortunately. But here are the two cuties a few hours later. Sam still couldn't resist being in her costume...