sugarplum fairy.......

and now,

Lilac Fairy!

yes, tonight is opening night for 

Naples Ballet Production of

Sleeping Beauty.

and my ballerina is the

Lilac Fairy.

 this is an important role because she is the protector of

Princess Aurora. 

because of her, the lovely

princess will awaken with a kiss

from a handsome prince.

so basically, no lilac fairy......

no princess aurora.......and therefore no

sleeping beauty.

YIKES!!

but there is a lilac fairy to come to the rescue,

and she is my little girl:)

both performances are totally sold out,

so that's pretty exciting.

almost as exciting as the fact that in the audience

will be Grandma and Aunt Kathy.

living so far away, 

Taylor has not often had family other than us to watch her perform,

so this is EXTRA SPECIAL!!!

taylorina.........

sugarplum...........

lilac fairy........

we are SOOOOO proud of you!

XOXOXOXOX

Mum:)

Lilac Love......

lovely lilacs.....

bring back childhood memories

 ~of springtime,

~of flowers blooming,

~of bushes bursting with beautiful flowers,

~of one of my favorite scents.

~the scent of HOME:)

because we don't have lilac bushes down here.

i almost ordered a bouquet from 

Martha Stewart flowers 

so my girls could experience fresh lilacs in their home,

at least once.

i decided the cost was a bit too steep.....

but one of these days:)

oh gosh, just looking at these photos makes me smile.

maybe i need to order those lilacs after all.

if it's too late, i have to remember next year

FOR SURE!

don't you think?

this year,

lilacs have taken on a whole new meaning in our house.

because my ballerina Taylor is dancing the part of the

LILAC FAIRY in Sleeping Beauty.

The performance is May 19 and May 20, but here is a newspaper photo

taken at a dress rehearsal the other day.

(combined with my online artwork at polyvore:)

my fairy is the one in.....

lilac!

i swear, this is just TOO MUCH fun!

here's one more using the same photo.

what do you think?

she really is a diamond in a rhinestone world:)

yep, i guess you could say

we're just a bit into lilacs this year.

hope your spring is full of beauty too!

XOXOXOX

Suzanne

one very proud mama...

 yep, that's me.....

a happy, proud, excited mama of two

very BEAUTIFUL young ladies.....

beautiful inside AND out! 

so what's up in my world?

read on...

but fist, do you hear it?

the song that is playing on my playlist?

(that is, IF you haven't muted it out. haha)

it's the song from The Nutcracker ballet...

and it is called the

"dance of the Sugar Plum fairy".

 guess who the Sugar Plum fairy is in the 

Naples Ballet Nutcracker this coming December?

my sweet ballerina girl Taylor!!!!!!!!

 AND.....that's not all.

she will also dance the role of the grown up Clara!!!!!!!

woo-hoo!

i mean, yee-haw!!!!! :)

here is the Nutcracker poster for this year.

(that's Taylor as the Snow Queen last year:) 

these are the roles EVERY young dancer dreams of dancing someday.

Congratulations Taylor......

you work so hard, bring joy to everyone who watches you dance.....

and i'm a very proud mama!!!

but that's not all!

remember my precious girl Jordan and her swim for MS?

well, she is one inspiring, AMAZING girl.....

 and now i'm not the only one who thinks so.

the Naples Daily News found out about her swim and did a

feature article on her last week.

you can read it by clicking HERE.....

not only has she raised over $1500 so far,

but she has had so many people tell her how she has

INSPIRED them to work for a cause that

is important to them!

there were times this summer she was wiped out from playing tennis,

working on her summer courses,

or we were lazily floating in the Gulf.....

and the last thing she wanted to do was swim laps.

but she knew what she was doing and WHY....to help others....

so she kept swimming.

and you know how i feel.....

i am SO proud of her!

 she started out doing this for ME.....

but ended up helping so many others. 

way to go Jordie!

I love you, my shabby chicks!!!!!

you are wonderful examples of all that is GOOD,

in my life.....and in this WORLD!

i am truly blessed!

XOXOXOXOXO