In the Dailies

After two years of enduring her begging, we enrolled Ellie in ballet last fall. At that time, I had no idea how expensive a year of ballet could cost. I affectionately call it our “money pit.” The costs of tuition, practice costumes, two pairs of shoes (one for ballet and another for tap), a special ballet bag, a recital costume, tickets, photos, teacher gifts and — well, I’m sure I’m missing something! — it all added quickly to a small fortune.

But then some sacrifices are wonderful. Some sacrifices prove themselves worthy in as little as two minutes.

I love it.

By the way, this was actually the video of the dress rehearsal two weeks ago. (We weren’t permitted to tape the actual recital because they had professionals working it or something like that.) Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to wait this long to post this?? The girls were more “together” at the actual recital. They’re just too adorable.