Nora's Piano Recital!!

Nora recently had her Spring piano recital!! It took place at the Douglas County Cultural Arts Center. She had been practicing her recital song, "Aloutte," everyday, and we are so proud of her. Such a pretty little pianist:

Our precious totem pole (Ella still needs to work on her "smile for the camera" face....) :)

This child....into EVERYTHING!!!

But, she's still so very precious!!

Getting ready to perform!!

Have a little listen to our little "Mozart:"

After the recital, we enjoyed the reception. Claira especially enjoyed the cupcakes:

Nora and her precious piano teacher, Mrs. Sarah. Nora couldn't attend her Christmas recital in December because she was sick.....in fact, she totally vommed in Mrs. Sarah's floor (thank God it wasn't in her piano!!) So grateful for a sweet and patient teacher who still loves her students after they barf all over her shiny hardwood floors. :)

Afterwards, we went outside to take some pictures with her biggest fans. :)

While we are always proud of Nora, we were especially proud of her during this performance.....the night before, she had her first trip to the emergency room in the middle of the night. We thought she had ruptured her eardrum, but she turned out to have a severe ear infection. Here she is at 4:00 am after returning from the ER, finally getting some rest:

Needless to say, her ear was still very painful during her recital, but she was determined to get through it. So proud of her diligence. She's such a trooper!!

One of our favorite musicians, Bob Marley, once quoted, "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain!" That's especially true for our NoraBean.

Music is just in her blood. :)