Last night was Ella Claire's Christmas dance concert. She just loves to dance and was so excited to get all dressed up for her big night. We decided Carter would have much more fun staying with his Aunt Lea Ann and Uncle Mike, so he packed a big bag of toys and off he went.
The concert was beautiful...when those lights go out and all those girls come out in their costumes, it is just magical. This year, Ella's cousin Megan was dancing as well and they were smart enough to put them side by side so we could watch them both dance.
After the concert, I went to the back to get Ella Claire and she couldn't wait to go find her daddy and see if he had brought her flowers. This is something most of the daddy's do, and at her first concert we didn't realize it and felt horrible. She did get flowers last Spring and apparently remembered the protocol and was expecting them. Of course, her daddy was waiting at the end of the hallway with her flowers!
We left and went to pick Carter up. It is very rare that when we are in the van, that it isn't all of us, so it was good to get Carter and put him in the van with us. He was so excited to see us and the first thing he said when he got in the van was..."Ella, your flowers are nice and Ella, you look pretty..." I just started crying...he is such a sweet, sweet boy and he loves his sister.
We ended the big night at Cracker Barrel eating pancakes....what a sweet night!
