Ballet
Ballet has quickly become a big part of our lives. I suppose it started with Angelina Ballerina. Sophie has always enjoyed those books, and then inherited a set of puzzles from the stories, which re-peaked her interest. John started showing her clips of the Nutcracker on YouTube. We checked out a few nonfiction books about ballet, and her recent favorites are the Lili series by Rachel Isadora. She will sit and “read” them to herself- making up all sorts of French-sounding words for the positions. It’s beyond cute.
In an attempt to convince her to stay in her own bed, we promised her a “real” ballet dress and shoes if she could fill a sticker chart for a week. She wears it every day. With a ribbon tied in back to keep the straps up. And while she has yet to grow into her long, lean ballet body, her creativity and determination are really fun to see. A few times a day she will don the outfit and request the Flower Fairies CD. Rosy spins along too.
Today she had a partner in crime. Johnathan was the cavalier to her Sugar Plum Fairy. It was pretty great.
