AH's Dance Recital 5/15

Another year, another dance recital for little Annie girl. 

I had the privilege again this year of taking her to her dress rehearsal! Mom and I stepped in since MC works on the weekends and wanted to make sure she was ready and good to go.  We have the best time getting her ready with her special dance make up and her fun outfits!

I love this sweet picture of her and Mimi in the mirror. 

Getting a little shine and shimmer for the stage

"Ann Hatten, smile so I can send your Mom a picture and show her how cute you look!"

...let's try that again little miss. Although, that's exactly what her Mama would have done LOL!

Rehearsals went great and Mimi, Bennett, and I made it through. She was ready for the show the next day. It is so much fun seeing her do something she loves and it was the most precious thing seeing her on stage. We love getting to cheer on our nieces and nephews!

Dance on, little Annie girl. We love it & you!

Oxford Wedding Weekend 12/18/21

Our family's long time friends had a wedding in Oxford last weekend. 

We made our way there and had such a good time. We ate TOO MUCH good food, got to experience Ann Hatten's enchantment with her first wedding--that she could actually take in what all was happening. It was so. much. fun!

A fun story--so when Mary Claire was turning 21, our family made our way to Oxford for a surprise birthday celebration for her. This was Jason's first big outing with our whole family and we went to Boure', which is where the pickle martinis are from. So this place and that drink hold a little bit of a special meaning for us. This was the first time we've been back to Oxford since then and we KNEW we had to have a pickle martini. They were just as delicious as we remembered and it was fun to sit there and talk about those early days of dating. 

Before we get in to wedding pictures, I have to say that every single thing we ate that weekend was delicious. My family tells me all the time how good the restaurants are in Oxford and I have to say, they lived up to the hype. We went to (and would suggest) Boure', Big Bad Breakfast, and Insomnia Cookie. Y'all know I love a good meal!

On to the wedding. The ceremony was so fun because Ann Hatten sat with us and kept talking about seeing the Princess. She was SO excited and even made sure her Grando saw her as he was walking down the aisle to perform the wedding. She was glued to the aisle and loved seeing everyone walk down. She even "shushed" me one time when I tried to tell her something! I'm glad to know she's taking it so seriously-ha! The one thing she was disappointed about was that the cake was no where to be seen in the church. We had to explain to her that we had to go to the reception and that's where the cakes would be. 

We made it to the reception and as you can see, she was the first one on the dance floor and I think she put in the most miles on that floor, too. I will be 100% surprised if she's not in every single picture from the reception! She had the time of her life and I'd be lying if I said we didn't enjoy watching her. 

Bennett got a little dance floor action himself and he was the cutest little fella on the floor. 

I am pretty sure she told Mary Claire she needed to take her shoes off so that she could dance better. I feel you girl, I feel you!

Even though it's blurry, I love this picture of Bennett. He looks so cute and teeny tiny when he's standing up like that next to Jason's long legs. 

Oh and this, this is what a picture taken by your almost four-year-old niece looks like when she's scurrying back to the dance floor. 

Oxford, you now hold a few more good memories for us.  

Ann Hatten's Dance Recital 5/15 & 16

Our little niece, Ann Hatten, has been taking dance this year and the much anticipated recital weekend came upon us and thankfully, we were able to go!

Mom and I had the privilege of taking her to her dress rehearsal and it was so special and so much fun! We made a morning of it as Mom did her hair, I did her make up, and she got into her special dancing dress. We didn't know what to expect since this was her first time being on a stage but, she absolutely loved it and it was precious.  

Checking out how Mimi did on her bun and how Aunt Ellen did with her make up.

She got off the stage after her first song practice and said, "I want to do that again!" LOL, she loved the spot light. 

The recital was Sunday afternoon after church and she was ready as ever. 

Her family (Bennet included and he did so, so well sitting and waiting--granted, he had many laps to be passed around to), Grandparents, and Jason & I were there to cheer her on. 

The funniest part is that when it was over and we took her outside to snap some pictures--I wanted to get her family photo first and when the family gathered round--she basically told them "no" and wanted to pose on her own--ha! She was feeling the stardom and it was so incredibly funny!

This tiny dancer loved her recital and I hope there are many, many more for years to come because we loved it, too!