06 January 2011

Lucky Day.

She's a dancer at heart.  She's always known it, I think.
Just watch her move: those long, graceful limbs.  She feels the rhythm.  
She started her first lesson yesterday, and I asked if I could snap some shots for a few minutes.
Apparently, according to another mom, they don't normally let us in there.

Olive waited for weeks, then counted down the hours, and was ready well in advance.
  As I was pulling her hair back in a bun, 

She smiled and looked at me in the mirror.  
"This day has been waiting for me, hasn't it?"
Yes, it has.
What a very lucky day.
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33 comments:

  1. SusieJanuary 06, 2011 9:21 PM

    Yes, yes, yes, Olive is a dancer and she looks like a ballerina. I am so excited and thrilled that she began her ballet lessons. I love her long hair and that she's able to wear a bun. Please let me know when her recitals are. I want to be there! Yay for Olive, the ballerina.

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  2. DIAPERS in the DESERTJanuary 06, 2011 9:33 PM

    Adorable Pics... Such a sweet post.

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  3. Trina M CurranJanuary 06, 2011 9:45 PM

    I love this. My little girl is a dancer too; we started last summer. She is the happiest little thing on that floor. Love the pic of your Olive with her leotard and tennis shoes. Adorable! ;)

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  4. HarmonyJanuary 06, 2011 10:02 PM

    <3 So wonderful!! I'm glad your little girl is doing dance. I thoroughly enjoyed my dance days!! :-D
    And you're right, they don't normally let parents in. It's too distracting. You're lucky if they have one way mirrors instead of regular windows so you can watch. :)

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  5. KariJanuary 06, 2011 10:36 PM

    We went to ballet today too! Its so much fun to watch them take the class so seriously. XOXO

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  6. chrisJanuary 06, 2011 10:40 PM

    How many days are waiting for us to discover them? Such a great pearl of wisdom.

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  7. Rhonda @ home.made.January 06, 2011 10:45 PM

    That is one of the sweetest stories I've ever heard! I have to say how much your daughter looks like you... lucky girl!

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  8. CrystalJanuary 06, 2011 10:58 PM

    I love how you seem to capture the amazing-ness of this day in your pictures!! Fallow me around with a camera pretty please!!!

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  9. SusyJanuary 06, 2011 11:10 PM

    What a lovely post!!

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  10. UnknownJanuary 06, 2011 11:27 PM

    Oh man, what I would give to have taken ballet at that age! I started at 28! And LOVED IT! Those pictures... beyond words precious!

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  11. SonyaJanuary 06, 2011 11:31 PM

    Love love love the last photo! And her insight about the day waiting for her is priceless!!

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  12. cnydalynnJanuary 06, 2011 11:49 PM

    awwwwwwwwwwwwww so priceless!

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  13. gammyJanuary 06, 2011 11:53 PM

    O-O-O-O-o-oh-h-h-h!
    What a priceless day. Wish I were in your pocket to sneak a peek.

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  14. ByNightCreationsJanuary 07, 2011 2:01 AM

    I think it is the most beautiful thing I ever read or heard... Shouldn't we all thing that about every day... that it had been waiting for us?

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  15. UnknownJanuary 07, 2011 4:07 AM

    Don't children just have a habit of filling your life with magical moments like that...and you have a magical way of expressing them...thanks for sharing.
    Portia (MissP)
    xxx

    http://portialawrie.blogspot.com/

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  16. Jessica at Me Sew CrazyJanuary 07, 2011 7:51 AM

    What a precious moment! God, kids can be so wise at times - they never cease to amaze me. Simply magical.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 07, 2011 7:51 AM

    This is so sweet! I love that she chose to wear blue as well rather than pink or black. Sweet and a bit different. Congrats to her on starting something that will bring her so much joy!

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  18. TraciJanuary 07, 2011 9:27 AM

    Oh, that was so precious!!!! I have boys, so I'll never know what it's like to have a first day of dance class! That's okay...I'll just live vicariously through you! =)

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  19. flygirl07January 07, 2011 10:14 AM

    :) love this. The dance studio was my favorite place to go for about 15 years. :)

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  20. AnnJanuary 07, 2011 1:10 PM

    A very lucky day indeed!

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  21. Sparks FamilyJanuary 07, 2011 1:55 PM

    Why did that make me tear up? These little people come down so solidified in themselves!

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  22. White LilyJanuary 07, 2011 3:25 PM

    Oh, precious! She really does look like a dancer, especially with her hair pulled back in that darling bun. Lucky girl.

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  23. Hannah StevensonJanuary 07, 2011 4:32 PM

    The sweetness of this almost made me cry!

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  24. JordanJanuary 07, 2011 8:03 PM

    The luckiest.

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  25. jaredandmatisseJanuary 07, 2011 8:30 PM

    I see " Étoile" in olive's future. A blessed day for the dance world (ballet specifically).

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  26. SiobhanJanuary 07, 2011 9:02 PM

    She's just perfection! So glad you got to witness Olive's first lesson. How could you miss that?

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  27. LisaJanuary 07, 2011 9:57 PM

    How perfect! Such a sweet memory.

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  28. Amy LynneJanuary 08, 2011 9:31 AM

    That is absolutely precious! I hope she enjoys her lessons!

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  29. UnknownJanuary 08, 2011 11:15 PM

    How delightful and exciting! I was thinking of signing my three year old up for a kinder ballet class, thinking maybe it would help her learn to Be Still a little bit, but we decided kinder gymnastics is more her thing so we'll sign her up for that. (Three seems maybe early to sign kiddos up for stuff like that but winter is super nasty here so there are lots of that kind of thing around to give kids a chance to really move around!!)

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  30. danaJanuary 09, 2011 9:09 AM

    did you make her leotard and skirt? Love it in blue. So sweet.

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  31. Brooke DouglassJanuary 09, 2011 11:11 PM

    That is soooo sweet! My daughter is 8 and we just started dance again, it has been about 4-5 years. She is so excited and loves it too! Great pictures!!! Brooke
    brookedouglass@yahoo.com
    Girl Boy Girl Inspired

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  32. kayce hughesJanuary 10, 2011 5:00 PM

    so beautiful! My Sophie is the same way. She is now 13 and dances almost every day. I could watch her for hours..but they don't usually let us in either.

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  33. MelissaJanuary 17, 2011 11:00 PM

    Yeah! I am SOOOO glad you signed her up! She looks absolutely adorable! You'll have to let me know if you like her studio and how she is doing! :)

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