Piano Recital at Good Samaritan Retirement Community

Rian and Hayden had been practicing their recital pieces for weeks, and today was the big day to show what they had learned.  Hayden had been through this experience many times before, but this was Rian's first recital and she was quite nervous to say the least.  Yesterday, she handed me a note in bed at 6 am that said she was too sick to do the "recidal", and could she please stay home instead.  Then she asked me to check either the 'yes' or 'no' box to let her know the answer.  But after butterflies left and she took a deep breath, Rian performed really well.  She was first on the playlist, so after she played "Chopsticks" and "Jolly Old St. Nicolas", she was off the hook and was able to enjoy the other pianists. 

Hayden's piano teacher, Mrs. Peiffer told us after the show that Hayden had her best performance yet.  She played four rather difficult pieces (Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Canon in D, When Johnny Comes Marching Home and The Irish Wedding Dance) all from memory.  It was impressive to watch and filled our hearts with pride to see our two girls work so hard and perform so well. 

Everyone posed for a few pictures by the Christmas tree before leaving. 

Grandma and Grandpa came to watch (they haven't missed a recital yet!) and Joan and Arlen were there too, along with their friend Wendy, who was interested in seeing Hayden's progress since the last recital.

Mrs. Peiffer- what an amazing lady!

So Jessie was a bit (ok, a LOT) fidgety all througout the recital.  She kept saying her back was itchy and she was scratching at it and lifting up her shirt every so often.  It was only after we got home that I realized the problem- Jessie had stolen one of Hayden's training bras and was wearing it under her shirt the whole time! (Sorry, Hayden, this was too good not to share! xo)