Alyse's New Ballet Class

Alyse started a new ballet class this year. She was in the preschool class, but her teachers said she was doing such a good job that they wanted to have her try out the beginning children's dance class which kids usually have to be four years old to enter. She tried it and got in, so now she does ballet and tap. The photo below is of Alyse performing her parent dance. 

Alyse loves her new dance class, especially the tap part. She follows all the teacher directions and is learning ballet positions now. It is so fun to watch her enjoy dance like I did as a little kid. 

Alyse's First Hair Appointment

So Alyse had her hair done at a salon for the first time today. Ben and I wanted help defining Alyse's curls because her hair always gets frizzy the day after a shower. Alyse was tired since we went to the appointment after her ballet and tap class, but she did such a good job. 

This was Alyse as her hair was washed then conditioned. The way we do her hair is now going to be more of a process, but Ben and I think it will be worth it. Basically we have to use a lot of conditioner in order to hydrate her curls. 

Here is Alyse under the hair dryer. She was only under it for a little while since we just had to get a bunch of the water out of her hair. 

Clearly her time under the dryer was long enough for her to want to read. She picked up the curly hair magazine next to her to page through as she sat there. 

After the hair dryer it was the last step in the styling process. It really is just a lot of running fingers through her hair, rather than just using a pick or comb. 

In the end, Alyse was so proud of her beautiful curls. She also loved getting a part in her hair for the first time. Little Alyse is growing up!

Alyse is 3!

Alyse is now 3! She was so excited about her birthday for so long, and now that it finally happened, she still sometimes says she is 2. :)
Alyse had her birthday at the Children's Museum and it was princess-themed. She was so excited for her princess cake and goodie bags. She had so much fun with her friends and cousins.
I was trying to catch up on updating the blog, but instead I am just going to post when I can since I have trouble keeping up with everything. At least this way all the family can keep up to date with what is going on now.