My Prima Ballerina

Yesterday we started dance class for the first time. You'd think flying rainbow unicorns from Neptune came down to crown Lily "princess of everything girlie"! That's how excited she was!
It was precious. I will post pictures as I can, but since someone who will remain nameless (cough...Sean...cough) broke our digital camera, it may take some time. She wore her new real ballerina slippers, tights, a leotard with the tutu skirt and had her hair in a most precious little bun. A little side note about the bun: Lily's hair is very straight and when you put it up in a bun she inevitably has little wispy hairs all around her adorable face and neck...I LOVE it!
Okay, so we went to this new little class and my sometimes-very-shy-in-public girl came out of her shell. She paid perfect attention, tried everything, and really really did a great job. She even has a level of grace that I'd never seen before. She's very calculated and delicate in her moves, not awkward at all. There were quite a few girls in the class and they were all adorable, but it's so nice to see your kid doing so well when you're not there. I mean, I was there, but she couldn't see me behind the one-way mirror. I got to see her being herself all by herself. What a blessing! She didn't get distracted or goof off or disobey or do anything inappropriate (unlike 3 of her classmates). You know you've done something right as a parent when the teacher comes up and compliments you about what a great kid you have. My heart burst out of my chest. She beamed. We could have easily jumped on our unicorns and flown to Neptune with the amount of joy we both felt.
I look forward to many more days of tutus, buns, dancing or whatever my sweet Lily bean is interested in down the road. I mean hey, if she wants to play soccer, I'll be in the stands, if she wants to read every book she can get her hands on, I'll buy them! Whatever it is she loves, I will support it. I am just so excited for this stage of discovery. THIS is SO MUCH FUN.