School of Ballet

I just love Madison's expression in the photo above.  Today was the day for a demonstration of some of the things Madison learned in camp, and it was a pretty good list of items, actually.  She did very well, demonstrating all the different dance techniques - and with good form too!

Here she is with legs extended straight, leaping across the floor to the other side.  Today ended ballet camp, and during the whole thing Madison did crafts and learned quite a bit.  She also had fun too, as you can see in this photo below:

Today, our friend Lance joined us and all the other parents to see the demonstration.  Madison waved "hi" to each of us, but then got serious about her craft.  Check out her form here - not bad!

It was such a short presentation, but we enjoyed it immensely.  The class was a lot of fun for Madison, who really enjoys ballet - just about as much as Mommy does!  It's great seeing Mommy watch on as Madison does her moves across the floor.  Ballet is something we'll definitely be continuing.

Just one more shot - Lance took a photo of us as a family after the fact.  Madison has her crown and magic wand here, just two of the props she made this week in class.

After ballet, it was off to the library for something that we signed Madison up for - a "Digging Rocks" class that was all filled up.  We were glad we signed her up for it - Mommy went with Madison, and the two used clay to create the three different types of rock:  igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.  She also made a geode with glitter and an egg shell.  There was also a fossil she made, by making a shape in clay, pressing a dinosaur toy into it.  The class sounded fun and educational, and we're glad we made the trip.

Meanwhile, Daddy is working on a Father's Day presentation for church.  It'll be for the main sanctuary, for a few thousand and then the folks over the web - and it's supposed to have a "Duck Dynasty" slant.  That said, we made an early trip to Bass Pro today to pick up some fake beards and duck calls.  Although... the duck calls sort of stink.  We'll have to go find some better ones tomorrow.

Anyway, it was obviously a better day.  The weather wasn't as incredibly hot either, which was a big plus.

Tonight, Daddy got home late, but we went back to the archeology.  Madison is hooked on Indiana Jones lately, and that's what we played for a while.  It was fun, but we played pretty late.  No matter - everyone gets to sleep in tomorrow.  Plus, tomorrow is a big day - this is Madison's last day being six years old.  We looked back before bedtime on all the things she did while she was six years old.  It was a lot - we're so blessed!

As soon as she went to bed, it was off to wrapping and baking.  Madison is going to wake up to a small surprise tomorrow!