Post Recital

Had Sage not been getting a trophy for her perfect attendance, I probably would have left as soon as we were done. I was personally so very done. I told Travis, "Please don't say anything remotely close to joking about this right now because it's not funny to me at all." And it wasn't funny to anyone, but Travis and I both try to fix things with humor so I was just giving a fair warning. I honestly don't remember much of anything about the rest of the show. Travis informed me that I was taking her to the ER when we were done. I said, "Um no. I am done for the day. I just spent hours cooped up downstairs in a hot room with hundreds of small children. I'm sure not about to go sit in the ER for them to tell me to wrap it." Now had her foot been swollen and purple, I obviously would have done things differently.

I also told him to make sure that Sage could get up to the stage for her awards because I really couldn't handle anymore of it. None of this had very little to do with me. It was Sage's loss, but I'm also the one that sat out in that lobby for a year. In plastic lawn chairs. With Jaggar many times. It was a tough loss for ME, even though it wasn't ME. It was just a selfish part of me that I had to deal with, and I think any mother that spent that much time and money would have felt the same thing. If not, well, you must be better than I am. But at the end of the day, I was sad for HER. She'd cried all day that she couldn't finish. Sigh...anyway, she did make it to the stage for her trophy and flowers.

Right before she went on the stage, I took this picture. This is probably one of the top 5 best pictures I've ever taken of them.

Getting her flowers from Daddy

Poor little girl. Her makeup was all run off from crying.

Look how much smaller Sage's frame is than all of the other girls around her. Tiny girl.

Jaggar and Kylie played well together.

Poor baby

This is Sage and Sheila Lindley, who runs the dance studio with her husband, Don, and daughter, Tracey. I hate that a shadow got on this pic.

Sage and Jessica, who is another one of the dance teachers. She does most of the dancing for the classes that Sheila teaches. This was Jessica's 20th recital this year! She is a beautiful dancer, and she is wonderful with the girls. She also choreographed and taught hip hop.

Jessica's sister, Allison. She helped Tracey with the tap class this year, and Sage loves her too. Our baby will be named Jessica or Allison, according to Sage. Poor Allison was supposed to dance in MANY numbers (at least 4 when I was out there in the 2nd half), and she tore the ligaments in her ankle 3 weeks before and was unable to do any dances. Our loss seemed VERY mild compared to that.

Sage and Tracey

Then we took some family pictures.

Sage and Travis' mom and stepdad

We were clearly ready to leave. I can only pray that next year will be such a contrast to this year. I think that I also have some more pictures on other cameras if I get to them.