I’ve been trying to blog this for awhile and still don’t feel like I have the words to tell you how really amazing it was to witness. If I fail miserably, just trust that it was really really awesome and I was the luckiest girl in the world to be there at that moment……
Ava was along for her brother’s 1 year picturs – some family and Ava too but the focus was to make sure we got Owen. Uh oh….. Ava got out of the car in a white dress, her white sandles, front teeth missing (you know I love that), big healing scar from a bike wreck and holding a plastic toy wand. I watched her while I talked to her mom – I was watching because am I really ever in the conversation or am I always dreaming of the picture? lol Maybe I was doing both. We went to our location and as she got out of the car, again she had the wand. I encouraged her to bring it, it didn’t take much. While Owen was warming up, I took Ava to a place where I knew the light was dancing all by herself. I could tell she was waiting for a partner, maybe a toothless princess? I think so. I asked her to get to a certain spot and dance for me. My heart lept as she twisted and turned and swung her glittery plastic wand in the air. Remember, I come from a home of GI Joe etc so anything girlie makes me happy ; )
Here is Ava, in her own world and not worrying about me. No cheese, no begging and pleading to smile to twisting and turning to pose perfectly, no promising of a toy or a sucker, just Ava being Ava.
After finishing some of the pictures I was supposed to be doing, I lured the dancing pricess back to her stage. This time she didn’t come alone, her prince joined her to dance. In addition to the prince, we had a full orchestra (aka Momma) ‘singing’ the instrument parts and Owen in the audience.
Just in case you are wondering….this dance of the princess with her prince, it wasn’t just for me. The prince dances like this at home with his princess. Pretty good prince I’d say!
Next I’ll blog Owen and the beautiful woman they call Mommy!
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