{"id":41363,"date":"2014-06-05T23:34:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T04:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/?p=41363"},"modified":"2014-06-06T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T05:03:08","slug":"roses-first-dance-recital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/05\/roses-first-dance-recital\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose&rsquo;s First Dance Recital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/03-IMG_5609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"03-IMG_5609\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"03-IMG_5609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/03-IMG_5609_thumb.jpg\" width=\"642\" height=\"801\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>The PondFam5 loves our little elephant sooooo much!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/06-IMG_5667.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rose Harper and Lucy little elephant tap dance recital\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rose Harper and Lucy little elephant tap dance recital\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/06-IMG_5667_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rose, Harper and Lucy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-IMG_5611\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-IMG_5611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5611_thumb.jpg\" width=\"591\" height=\"431\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5641.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-IMG_5641\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-IMG_5641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5641_thumb.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_3769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-IMG_3769\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-IMG_3769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_3769_thumb.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"704\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2-IMG_3772.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2-IMG_3772\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"2-IMG_3772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2-IMG_3772_thumb.jpg\" width=\"396\" height=\"704\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s nap time (and the recital hasn\u2019t even started yet)!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/27-IMG_3776.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"27-IMG_3776\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"27-IMG_3776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/27-IMG_3776_thumb.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/02-IMG_5606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"02-IMG_5606\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"02-IMG_5606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/02-IMG_5606_thumb.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweet Emily came to cheer Rose on (she\u2019s seen Rose do the dances in our living room, so she had to see the real thing)!&#160; Rara and Poppa came to town just for the day but wouldn\u2019t have missed it, and Rose knew it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5689-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-IMG_5689-001\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-IMG_5689-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5689-001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"587\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khloe, Lucy, Claire and Rose as rainbow ballerinas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1-IMG_5697\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-IMG_5697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1-IMG_5697_thumb.jpg\" width=\"643\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/09-IMG_5700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"09-IMG_5700\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"09-IMG_5700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/09-IMG_5700_thumb.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their ballet dance was to \u201cOver the Rainbow\u201d by Israel Ka?ano?i Kamakawiwo?ole.&#160;&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10-IMG_5710.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10-IMG_5710\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"10-IMG_5710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/10-IMG_5710_thumb.jpg\" width=\"486\" height=\"543\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/11-IMG_5719.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"11-IMG_5719\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"11-IMG_5719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/11-IMG_5719_thumb.jpg\" width=\"379\" height=\"544\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rose belting out \u201cher\u201d song, \u201cRing Around the Rosie\u201d back stage!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/15-IMG_5734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"15-IMG_5734\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"15-IMG_5734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/15-IMG_5734_thumb.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"663\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/14-IMG_5732.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"14-IMG_5732\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"14-IMG_5732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/14-IMG_5732_thumb.jpg\" width=\"413\" height=\"663\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anna Kate wanted a picture with her sissy so badly, but Rose was all over the place!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/12-IMG_5720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"12-IMG_5720\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"12-IMG_5720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/12-IMG_5720_thumb.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"644\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/13-IMG_5731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13-IMG_5731\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"13-IMG_5731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/13-IMG_5731_thumb.jpg\" width=\"398\" height=\"643\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally got her!&#160; During the first part of her ballet number on stage, she was doing her tap routine (sweet girl), but she became graceful very quickly and started hamming up her long reaching motions.&#160; I\u2019ll never forget our sweet baby Rose during her first ballet dance!&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/16-IMG_5743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"16-IMG_5743\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"16-IMG_5743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/16-IMG_5743_thumb.jpg\" width=\"415\" height=\"738\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/19-IMG_5765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"19-IMG_5765\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"19-IMG_5765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/19-IMG_5765_thumb.jpg\" width=\"449\" height=\"738\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rose was busy being a pretty ballerina before her \u201cRainbow\u201d dance, but since it was smack dab in the middle of her nap, she was totally zoning out (and dress rehearsal was that morning, so it was a crazy day for our little one).&#160; But once she saw Katie after her last dance had finished, that all changed.&#160; You can see how precious that moment was!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/18-IMG_5763.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"18-IMG_5763\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"18-IMG_5763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/18-IMG_5763_thumb.jpg\" width=\"417\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/20-IMG_5767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"20-IMG_5767\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"20-IMG_5767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/20-IMG_5767_thumb.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweethearts! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/21-IMG_5771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21-IMG_5771\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"21-IMG_5771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/21-IMG_5771_thumb.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/24-IMG_5793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"24-IMG_5793\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"24-IMG_5793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/24-IMG_5793_thumb.jpg\" width=\"573\" height=\"463\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike gave Rose a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and Kay Kay and Grandpapa came too! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/28-IMG_3788.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"28-IMG_3788\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"28-IMG_3788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/28-IMG_3788_thumb.jpg\" width=\"862\" height=\"610\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were all so proud of our sweet baby Rose!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/29-IMG_3796.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"29-IMG_3796\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"29-IMG_3796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/29-IMG_3796_thumb.jpg\" width=\"441\" height=\"597\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/30-IMG_3799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"30-IMG_3799\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"30-IMG_3799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/30-IMG_3799_thumb.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"597\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmell my roses, Poppa!\u201d&#160; Thank you, Bekah Boo, for coming!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/26-IMG_5818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"26-IMG_5818\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"26-IMG_5818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/26-IMG_5818_thumb.jpg\" width=\"471\" height=\"596\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pondfam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/32-IMG_3811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"32-IMG_3811\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; 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