Tuesday was Anna's last day of ballet for this summer session. Of course, her next session starts in just a few weeks, but we still thought the successful completion of this first round of dance was cause for celebration! She had a wonderful first dance experience with her teacher, Ms. Lisa. Thank you for introducing our little sunshine to tap and ballet!
So, there's a story behind this tutu'ed seal...before Kate was born, Anna and I went to Build-a-Bear and she made a stuffed seal. Well, since then, we discovered that Build-a-Bear actually has "baby" seals as well. Too exciting. Anna has been wanting this baby seal since for about the last three months (ever since she discovered it). I'm a big proponent of not just giving the girls random toys at their request all throughout the year (to try to help them appreciate gifts and holidays), so I have told her to put it on her wishlist. She of course complied, but has mentioned a few times "You know, Mommy Seal really misses her baby seal. I hope Santa brings baby seal to his Mommy!" Seriously? She thinks she can make statements like that and I'm going to make her wait til Christmas for this seal? Uh, no. So, I wanted to find an occasion to give it to her. What's better than the last day of ballet? Baby seal needed to match the theme of the occasion, though, so I made him a little tu-tu to wear.
Needless to say, Anna was over the moon about her gift! Mommy and baby reunited! All is right with the world.
She was a little perplexed by the tutu at first (was the really the real baby seal underneath all that pink tulle?), but once she realized that the tutu was simply an "accessory" to her prized seal, she was anxious to show her new friend some of her ballet moves.
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