allie day

traditionally when allie's spring dance recital rolls around, we go see carri for an up-do. (that's code for fancy hair-do if you don't speak salon.) this all began when allie was much smaller, i don't know how old, maybe seven or eight. see her mother was raised with all boys and therefore is completely hair challenged. poor allie, she's so girlie too, i feel bad that she's never had a french braid, twists or barrel curls. so back to the dance recital. after a few years of trying to do some cute fancy hair-dos for the dance recitals i finally just broke down and took her to my stylist, carri. and so the tradition was born and now mom feels less stress and allie feels like a princess, and looks like one too. there have been many up-dos in the past several years, but this was definitely prettiest one yet! but first, the story...i decided that since her recital was on a week night and after school is so crazy, that it made sense to pull her out of school a little early to have her hair done. now, don't judge me already, this girl has had PERFECT ATTENDANCE since the first grade, that's no exaggeraion either, she really does. so one afternoon is okay by me. i then realized that this may be our last real opportunity to have a girl's date before she graduates from elementary school so i pulled her out a little earlier to have some pre-up-do lunch. even with ethan, we had a fabulous time chatting about who likes who and catching me up on the latest sixth grade gossip. she's so animated, i have no idea where she gets that from! (wink wink) she even consented to the self portait at the restaurant with people watching! carri was excited to see us, i am kicking myself that i didn't get a picture of carri's cutie lexi who ethan loved to play with the whole time we were there. we were there for a cut and color also and i just had to document the "painting" process, the price of beauty folks. after the hair pins had been placed, the barrell curls rolled and glitter sprinkled and more hair spray than our fragile enviornment should have to tolerate, she got a beautiful up-do that she made last for THREE days (did i mention the hair spray?) carri has barrel curl skills, we love carri, allie would have to wear a pony tail without her.oh, and the recital? well, you already know how i feel about recitals, i was a little vaclempt during her numbers and she was absolutely beautiful. i'm such a proud mom, i love everything about night's like this. the cheering section was back (they came to cheer for makenna too), this time i remembered to invite rich's parents but i missed getting their photo. we caught emily and i finally got to see her cute boyfriend who kristy got, but i did not. allie loves having her photo taken with lauren every recital, they are so happy to be dancing together, there is a section of our basement devoted to making up endless dance routines whenever lauren comes to play. i love that they're such good friends.