The Ballerina

Annalise still loves Ballet! She had a great time in the recital this spring and counted the days until she could go back to class. (She was not a fan of summer break in this case!). She's in a class with some girls she knows and she seems to be a little bit more ready to follow directions and learn steps than she was last year. She's very graceful and her arms/legs are starting to look nice and straight when they're supposed to. Ms. Lyndsey was working on a turn with them this morning and Annalise did much better than I could ever hope to! Some of the friends in her class are Regan, Isabelle, Samantha, and Cheyenne. There is one other girl but I can't remember her name.

Although we spend most of our days listening to the two of them yell at each other, Justin has been asking to go to ballet recently. I'm not sure if the lure is "donut day" or if it's supporting his sister (he says it's the latter), but we've gotten to spend a lot of time recently with them cheering each other on. If we're not watching Annalise dance, we're on the field watching Justin play soccer or football.