I keep meaning to post this one, but haven't. Joie begged and begged to take ballet, then saw Megan in gymnastics and just had to sign up. Four whole months later she was finished with her gymnastics career, and was begging again to take ballet. She is now taking lessons with her friend, and to be honest, a bit frustrated that she couldn't dance The Nutcracker after her first lesson. In true Joie form, she thinks big. She doesn't talk about taking lessons, she talks about "dancing in Ballet West." So here she is in all her glory...and after one week is begging for a tutu because her teacher said it was ok to wear one.
She remembers when she first got her wings
And how she opened up that day
she learned to sing
Then the colors came, erased the
black and white
And her whole world changed
when she realized
She's a butterfly, pretty as the crimson sky
Nothing's ever gonna bring her down
And everywhere she goes
Everybody knows she's so glad to be alive
She's a butterfly
Like the purest light in a darkened world
So much hope inside such a lovely girl
You should see her fly, it's almost magical
It makes you wanna cry, she's so beautiful
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground.
(Lyrics to "She's A Butterfly" by Martina McBride, shared with me by Beth and Becky.)
4 comments:
I'm not sure what Ru was like at that age, but Joie sure sounds like her Dad to me. She is beautiful in that picture, but where did she gets those loooong legs? Not from her Grandmas. LOL
Okay, that thinking big has got to come from the Weaver side! Chris and Whitney are both like that too. Darling post.
Go DJ and go ballet!!! I am going to probably go see the Nutcracker this year at the New York Ballet this year. If I do, I will think of you!!! :)
Soni says, "She needs a tutu!"
from one aspiring balerina to another :)
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