a ballerina party

last week was a fun one. in addition to snow we had a visit from aunt tricia {more on that later} and a ballerina party. maggie turned 3 and her mom decided a ballerina party was in order. it was a blast with a surprise the girls loved...

so here's my ballerina girl pre-tutu. you have no idea how much time it took me to slick back her hair. but if you say to dress like a ballerina...you know i'm going to do it right ;)

she wasn't quite sure what to think when we first got there. there was a mirror set up for them to see themselves twirl and she wasn't twirling. she was holding tight...with a frown at that. silly girl...
she loosened up pretty quickly though when her buddies started encouraging her to dance. why are 3 foot little people so adorable???
having a little 'tutu' drink...that's cotton candy on top of sprite. precious and yum....

finally liking what she sees. unlike her mother it takes her a while to loosen up in social settings. she gets that from her daddy. but once she feels comfortable, it's all show...

all the ballerina girls waiting for the surprise...

they were mesmerized. i was too. she was beautiful and magical. it was so fun seeing the wonder in their eyes as they watched her dance...

and naturally it didn't take long before they were interested in dancing as well. georgia has the same little ballerina routine that she does for us so i was just waiting for her to start going...

she so didn't want that party to end. when it was time to tell the ballerina goodbye she looked up at me like this....

she's been talking about the 'real' ballerina since last saturday. she tells me she's going to be one and of course she's usually dressed like one by 7am each morning. i love having a girl. they are just the sweetest little things and i never ever get tired of pink. or ballerinas. or dreams of being ballerinas. or anything else for that matter really.