The dress rehearsal was on the 18th. This was my first outing on my own with the baby and other children. Max was somewhere - I can't remember where. So it we me and the other three. We had to park a little bit far away. So there I was - completely out of shape after having a baby - pushing a stroller up a semi-big hill - trying to keep Sam from running in the road and moving as quick as I could so we wouldn't be late. Once we got there they were running a little behind. Because I had to pay the meter to park there I was stressing that I was going to get a ticket. I knew I needed to feed the meter and I didn't have very much change. It was a pain. Olivia was asleep in the stroller and I started leaking milk so that was cool. Eventually I asked a mom who I trust to watch her and Elese while Sam and I ran to feed the meter. He wanted me to carry him and I ran as fast as I could. When I got back Elese had gone back stage to get ready to go on stage. Then Olivia woke up crying so I discretely fed her. I made her stop so I could run up and take a photo of Elese which didn't turn out because it's hard to hold a baby - chase a 2 year old and take a photo. Not to mention that the lighting on a stage isn't great for taking pictures. That was when I noticed I had put her costume on backwards.
After the rehearsal we were heading out when Elese told me that she had gotten in trouble because she was wearing socks. Yep - I was totally rocking this mother of 4 thing.
The next evening was the big day. Elese was nervous because she was afraid she would make mistakes. I told her that it would be ok if she made a mistake and we prayed that she would do her best and feel good about her performance. She looked so cute with her costume on the correct way.
My mom - Olivia and I went to watch while Steven's mom babysat the boys. Elese had to go back stage and I had to find a parking spot so I sent my mom with her. I was a little worried because my mom struggles with her memory. I told her where to meet me - parked the car and fed Olivia and then made the walk up to Kingsbury hall. I tried calling my mom but she wouldn't answer. It ended up that her phone battery had died but fortunately I saw her. When we were going in I thought I should go through one door but I went through another one. Then I was told that I needed a ticket for the baby because of fire code. I had been warned about this so I wasn't too upset...yet. Then I went and bought a ticket and we went through the door I originally thought I should have and the lady wondered why I had a ticket. ugh. Olivia was amazing during the performance! She wasn't even a month old and she would not just lay and let me hold her like a baby! She must have been able to see the lights and hear the music because she sat there awake - happy and trying to see past the heads of people in front of us. I kept thinking it was going to be Elese's dance soon but it was just never coming and Olivia needed to eat. I finally took her out to feed here and there was a TV out there. I was modest and sat on a chair in the lobby...people were giving me weird looks but I didn't care. Once I saw and heard Elese's song I snuck in the back (still modestly feeding Olivia between the curtains) and watched her dance. She did a fantastic job! She only made one or two mistakes and she only noticed one of them and she felt good about it. Once the bowed I told my mom to meet me out front and dashed out the door. Last time I had to wait inline forever and I was one of the last parents to pick up their child. I got near the front of the line. when you walk into the room they check your arm band to make suer you get the right child and then hold a mic up to your mouth so you can say your child's name so they know you are there. Then they meet you by the other door and are given a flower (which she loved) and we head home. Once again I was lucky enough to find my mom - I was worried I would loose her.
After taking my mom home (or maybe she had her car at my house and drove home? That doesn't happen anymore - we don't let her drive) we stopped at Olympus burger and got me some dinner and Elese an Oreo shake. Come to think of it - maybe Steven's mom was visiting Stephanie in Sacramento and Hailey or someone babysat...anyway that's not important. What matters is that Elese did great and LOVED her Oreo shake!
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