The girls had their first day of ballet for the year....and of course, I waited until the last minute to get them their leotards and tights.  So, Abigail and I were sitting in front of Target this morning, waiting for them to open.  Abigail picked black for her leotard and skirt...why, I don't know...there were bright pink ones, and royal blue ones, and of course, baby pink ones, but Abigail wanted black, and honestly, for the most part, what Abigail wants, Abigail gets....at least within reason, because, honestly, it's just too hard to argue with the girl.

Here's my baby girl walking in....she is so excited about ballet this year....



Abigail takes lessons first and I sit in the hall with Gracie....of course they couldn't be in the same class, that would be waaaaaay too easy!    Gracie pranced around in the halls - she seems to remember a lot of her moves from last year.  Here's her plie - I'm not sure if this is a demi or a gran, but it's some kind of plie!  (And don't ask me about her facial expression....I'm not sure, but I think that's her look of concentration...)




And here's an arabesque


and a just because picture



I sneaked a peek through the window and snapped this shot of Abigail in class...(yes, she looks like a mutant giant beside the tiny ballerina next to her....let's just say that there is a big difference between a just turned 2-year-old and an almost 3-year-old )



They both seemed to really enjoy their classes, so I guess we'll be spending every Thursday afternoon hanging out in the halls of our Community Center!