Olive started ballet at 4, and since then, she has been begging to be included in their presentation of the Nutcracker. She was told that she had to be 6 years old before she could audition... and even though she was too young, she marched right up to the teacher at 5 years and 7 months old to ask if they could make an exception. Alas, she was held off for another year. In September, she headed for audition. My little girl was pretty nervous, but it turned out that all the 6-7 year olds were cast. (Her whispered words to me were, "Don't tell Ivey that everyone made it. I want her to be proud of me." I assured her that Ivey was proud of her for being brave and doing her best!)After months of Friday afternoon practices to add to our already busy schedule, the big day finally arrived. Olive was cast in the Saturday night show, and it was sold out. She didn't miss and beat, and kept smiling the entire time! I'm very proud of my little angel!
A couple weeks ago, Ivey had spotted a little ballerina Christmas ornament in the boutique at the ballet center. She told me how much she wanted to get it for Olive, but when she dragged me though the shop the next week, it was nowhere to be found. Ivey, who is usually shy with people she doesn't know, walked right up to the counter and asked the woman if the Nutcracker ornaments had been moved. She described the exact ornament... and bingo! The woman had moved it to another part of the shop. Ivey lit up! We bought the gift, wrapped it up, and Ivey is so very excited to give it to her sister for Christmas. Precious.
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