Bewitching: Caitlin turns 9

 

 

The child who changed my life:

 

magic door to first grandmotherhood,

 

the gingerbread lady in the woods

 

come home to herself at last

 

 

 

 

Only minutes old, all pink and gold

 

I held my breath

 

and watched her intrepid arrival

 

 

 

 

 

Born October 31,

 

and all her attendants costumed

 

as if attending some great medieval ball

 

 

 

 

A magic little football passed from hand to hand

 

Her birth announced on the radio

 

during a Canucks game!

 

Already unique in many ways.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy girl in pink, with her Faux-hawk. . .

 

 

 

 

Cinnamon heart-child. . .

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate!

 

 

 

 

Caitlin by the shore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little mermaid

 

 

 

 

Sweet girl in red

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down in Mexico, with Bo Derek braids

 

 

 

 

Halloween birthday, 2011

 

 

 

 

Have a Joyous 9^th Birthday, Caitlin

. . . and Happy Halloween!

 

Dancing Queens

They may look a bit like they've been in a production of The Mikado, but guess again - these little girls, Gunnings of my Gunnings, have just performed in a dance extravaganza in which each of them had two numbers in different genres.

Erica does not need those eyelashes. Already she creates a breeze when she blinks, but it was all part of the costume.

Grandma is proud!

OK, it may look like Lauren is about to swat her sister with her congratulatory flowers. But she behaved herself, and took her bows gracefully. Both girls did exceptionally well, excelling (of course!) at tap, acro (believe me, you couldn't do this) and ballet.

Try to imagine a four-year-old girl tap-dancing to Jailhouse Rock and you'll get the idea. The "awwwwwwwww" factor was very high throughout. This isn't high school gym stuff, but a real dance school that performs in a real theatre. Missed steps and the odd slip are all part of the path to professionalism, and a lesson in one of life's most crucial skills: getting back up again and carrying on.

Mummy is proud. Mummy is also tired, having supervised much of the performing, organizing the delightful chaos of little bunheads in tutus darting all over the place backstage.

Unfortunately I was not able to get shots of the girls in their various costumes because cameras aren't allowed in the theatre. (Can you imagine what the performance would be like with hordes of parents and grandparents holding up their phones and clicking away so nobody could see anything?) In spite of the attempt to keep the view clear, many an elderly person was heard to say, "Is that her? Is that her? No? Which one is her, then?"

Eventually we'll get to see the whole show on a professional video and experience the "awwwwwwww" all over again.

Mummy is proud, Daddy is proud, two little girls have danced their hearts out. My heart has wings!



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