Each year there's a process as we get closer to Jordan's big dance recital. There's the fall when the class gets to know each other and learns a holiday dance to perform on a small stage. Then the spring is focused on the big recital in May. Jordan's class this year knows their dance pretty well (Jordan needs to practice more at home) even though we're a month away from the big show.This week Jordan got to try on her costume and dance in it for the first time. The difference was when the outfit was handed out, I wasn't in the building. During the first half hour of her class, I'm in a nearby building while Cameron takes a guitar lesson. When we got to dance, Jordan was already dancing with her class in her fancy outfit. I felt kind of guilty I wasn't there to help her get the outfit on. So I asked some of the moms who helped get her dressed. It turns out when all of the other kids were getting help, Jordan politely declined the offers for help. She got the outfit on all by herself. The only thing she needed help with was putting on the hair bow. I love how able and independent she is. Enjoy a preview of the dance Jordan will practice and get better at... What I'm impressed with is how she was trying really hard to smile the whole time.