Sophie's First Ballet Class

During my first pregnancy (with Sophie), when I learned that we were having

a GIRL, I was thrilled ... absolutely delighted. A little girl to dress up with bows and frills
and the tutus ... oh, the tutus. Who knew how much my little girl would LOVE tutus!
And of course, like most mommies, I dreamt that my little girl might someday
be a graceful ballerina - which if Sophie is anything like her parents, poor thing
doesn't stand a chance. BUT, we are still giving her all the opportunities in the world!

Anyways, moving on ... over spring break, Sophie took her first ballet/tap class
with her friend Ella. As I suspected, she LOVED it ... and really, that's all I really want for
her, to enjoy herself and to have fun at whatever she chooses in life ... including ballet.

Here are some photos.

My little ballerina ready for her first class!!!

At first Sophie sat to the sidelines, too shy to join in,
but soon enough, I noticed her doing all the ballet movements so
I encouraged her to join in ... which she did.


And like if it were a performance,
we headed out for an ice cream treat with our friends
Claudia and Ella ...

The girls enjoying their ice cream treat ...

Sophie LOVED the ice cream

But surprisingly Blake didn't enjoy it as much ...