6 Months

Here's our girl, right on track developmentally.  Plus a few photo's of Hannah over the last month.  

She's a finger sucker.

Almost Angry

Happy Face

Talking to Me

She's chewing on everything

She's much more content since surgery.  

Hannah at her ballet recital

on her playmat

ballet class

 Mad Face

Hannah and Riley

Dancing at ballet

More finger sucking.  

bundled up for the Brookfield zoo

chewing on her spoon

Hannah, so stylish

Playing with Riley

Feeding her

Gnawing on a carrot stick

Watching the Simpsons

Domino and Riley, still buddies

The greatest compliment ever

This picture below needs no description.  As her mother, I take it as the greatest compliment I will ever receive.  

In other news, here's out ballerina.  

Following her teacher's lead.  

Recital soon!

Video Problems

Here's the two videos in my previous posts that for some reason just stopped working.

Hannah Ballerina

Last night was a hit.  Hannah was so excited and did a great job.  She's the smallest, and youngest, in a class of 4 girls.  The teacher, Ms. Kristin is really good with the kids.  She instructs and still gives them time to have fun.  In short, Hannah is

hooked.  

Here's a short (48 second) video of my ballerina.

She had a little trouble with balance and using the right/left leg 

appropriately, but she's only 4!  And this was her first class so I have faith 

that'll improve the more she goes.  

She did an excellent job with the pronunciation of the steps.  After doing each step the

teacher has them repeat the name of the step, and then again at various times 

throughout the class.  

Here we see the bunny hop.

She also had a little trouble with her shoes, they kept slipping off!  They were 

the smallest ones I could find.  

Ready to do horse gallops, which Hannah picked to do.

Riley and me, watching Miss Hannah.

Getting ready to spin.

At the end of class they do some light stretching and then have freeze dance.  Hannah loved it and wants to continue doing it.  So this is our new Monday night thing.  David got home about 30 minutes after us.  Hannah was still in her ballet outfit, demonstrated 4 different things she learned.    

Hannah's Ballet Moves

We've been watching ballet videos on YouTube to get ready for ballet class.  The other 

day, Hannah threw on her ballet outfit to dance along with the videos.  I can't wait to see how she does in a structured class.  Let's see, we watched Swan Lake, Giselle, La Sylphide and Snow White.  

A 40 second video of Hannah's ballet moves

Studying, taking mental notes

Posing.  I think she's ready!

The BIG Letdown

Last night was supposed to be Hannah's first ballet class.  I had been telling her about it for days.  I called that afternoon, to make sure we had everything we needed for class and got the information to enroll her, which I would do at her first class.  David was off early, which meant he would get to go to her first class.  At 5 pm, we all loaded in the truck, with Hannah looking like the perfect ballerina, complete with a white satin bow around her pony tail.  We arrived at Hope Mills Recreation Center only to find a note on the door that said class had been canceled for that day.  Hannah turned her back to the door, stood there, threw both hands to her face and started sobbing.  It was awful!!  I hurt so bad for her and we didn't know what to do.  I held her for a little bit and explained that something had probably come up with the teacher, and she just wasn't able to make it.  I assured her that she would still be able to do ballet, we just had to wait until next week.  We scrambled to find something to make her happy.  After running through a list, and then running through it a second time, she decided that going PUTT PUTT golf would make her happy.  So that's what we did.  Interjection here - when did mini golf become so expensive!!  Why is it only $1 cheaper for my 4 year old to play than a 29 year old!  Anywho, she had fun and that's all that mattered to us.

Smashing the alligators

My personal favorite, skee ball

Deal or No Deal.  For the record, Hannah made a good deal.  She choose 

to get 11 tickets from the banker and her case was for 3 tickets.

Ticket counting for prize retrieval.  She opted for an

air head, a candy necklace and a care bear.