Budding Ballerina

See this little girl?

She can be silly and boatloads of fun.

But she is razor-edge focused on becoming a ballerina.

It requires diligence.

It requires perfect lines.

It requires forgiving feet.

It requires all the grace and strength she can muster.

A Beautiful Ballerina

M is a young aspiring ballerina.  She will be spending this summer at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, so way to go M!  She radiates beauty from within and from without.  I know she will go far. 

Sneakpeek: Madison, A Ballerina in the Making

   I spent the afternoon at the Mission Inn.  It was a perfect match for this lovely lady.  More pics later:

Ballerina: A Meditation

     Since she was a year old, she loved to stretch.  She would mimic yoga moves and practice them on her own time.  This love of movement has grown into a love for ballet.  It will be a joyful and difficult road ahead.  Ballet is not just an art form but it is also an exacting discipline, mentally and physically.  Is she up to the task?  We will see how God leads and provides for her.  

Ballerina Girl by Lionel Richie

Ballerina Girl

You are so lovely

With you standing there

 I'm so aware

Of how much I care for you

You are more than now

You are for always 

I can see in you my dreams come true

Don't you ever go away

You make me feel like

There's nothing I can't do

And when I hold you

I only want to say I love you

Ballerina girl the joy you bring me

Every day and night

Holding you tight

How I've waited for your love

Sometimes I've wondered

If you'd ever come my way

Now that I've finally found you

This is where my heart will stay. Whoah...

Never gonna break your heart

Never will we drift apart...

My Ballerina

     My 1st-born loves ballet.  This love seeps into her every movement.

  

Dog Days of Summer

      It's hot hot hot.  I've lived in this state for most of my life and I still remember heat in December.  The nice thing about this summer though is the upcoming first birthday of my baby boy.  My girls are growing like weeds but growing into lovely flowers.

 E helping S with her tap shoes

She's getting so big.

This boy is no longer a baby...