Dizzy Dancin’ Dance Photos

So, my girls have my hair.  I’ve tried to convince McCanless that you should just work with what you have, not aim for something totally unattainable.  She’ll get it one day.  Until then, I’ll try my best to temporarily give my girls the curly locks they dream of.  For dance photo day, I asked both girls what they wanted.  Curls, of course.  They know how difficult this is, but once a year, we give it a shot.  We’ve tried hot rollers, sleeping in sponge rollers, even benders, paper towels, wet, dry, gel, hairspray, curling shampoo.  Everything. Once again, I pulled out a curling iron, which seems to work best, and went to work…

Ta-Da!

Unfortunately, it lasted as long as it took to step outside.  When we arrived at the dance studio (a mere few blocks away downtown), the girls’ hair was as straight as when we began the entire ordeal.  Oh well, at least I got a photo of it temporarily “curly.”  What I failed to get a photo of is Mary Clare in her dance costume.  I was so busy keeping her all together and clean before the photographer called her, I didn’t have a minute to take one myself.  She was so excited to see so many friends, she was all over the place running and playing.  Afterward, I was so concerned about getting her out of the white and black costume (complete with white gloves and pill box hat) before it was ruined, I certainly didn’t have time!  Oh well, I’ll post the photos from the recital.  I can’t wait to see what she does this year on stage.

As for McCanless, she was too busy socializing to get a photo with little sister anyway.

I didn’t get shots of her hip hop costume, her absolute favorite costume.  It was the last one of the day for her, and I think I was “done.”    She had a ball.  Dance and performing are so McCanless.  She truly loves it.  She’s in five dances in the recital this year and couldn’t be more excited.  She can’t wait.

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