481. My little cheerleader and monkey. Dance recital time! Dress rehearsal on Saturday - real deal Monday night. This was officially a first for me (I played sports growing up!) and the girls. They were so brave (so hard to get up in front of all those people - but they did it!), gave it their best effort, smiled, had fun and busted those moves. They did such a fantastic job - I had to use everything in me not to stand up and cheer them on through the routines. 482. Special moments with my girls. Saturday after Ava and Kate completed their dress rehearsal - the girls and I snuck out into the theater to watch the older girls practice their routines. We sat for an hour and a half - they were so excited and mesmerized. I kept saying....ok...we'll go after this dance...and they kept pleading..."just one more mommy?. They loved the dancing - and I loved sitting there with them. Afterwards we stopped for slushies ...