Ballet

Spring 2011 was a busy one for me. On top of being in my first trimester (and really sick!) with baby #4, Aspen started soccer and we signed Journey up for a ballet class.

These new additions to our already busy family schedule definitely took some work for both Mark and I to coordinate. The ballet class was on Mondays at 12:45pm, right in the middle of nap time. Aspen's soccer practice was Monday nights (in the middle of our normal bedtime), and soccer games were on Thursday nights. We worked it out by having Mark come home while Willow napped for the ballet classes, Mark took Aspen to his practices, and we all went to his games. It sure made for some busy Monday's (also my normal cleaning day)!

Anyways, back to the ballet classes.... Journey LOVED it. It was so much fun to see her doing something she really loved and enjoyed. I'm not sure how much she learned in the 8 weeks as far as dance moves go, but she did jump right in and dance without any shyness or hint of self-consciousness.

I see a quiet confidence in her, not the kind of outward, obvious confidence you see in some, but I think it's a beautiful quality. I so hope it isn't squashed as she gets older and is faced with society and peer pressure.