Behind the scene....

 

Michelle first ballet recital is fast approaching!! Last Saturday we were out and about for a photo shooting. I, of course, had to peak some LOL 

 

Here is my baby with her teacher to master "the pose".

 

When all was said and done, we ended up with these  

 Looking forward to the photographer professional prints!

A new ballerina in the house!!

And nope, it's not me going back to my ever lasting love (ballet!), but it's my little girly girl!!
I signed up to a ballet class this month and she's loving it!!!!
As you can see for your self, this is her showing off her leotard and her skirt

She's having ballet and tap lessons every Tuesday and when it's dance lesson-day, she will ask repetitively...."Mommy, is it time yet?"
That's the face I get when I answer: "No yet, 3 more hours...."

Time to take a bow and go now.....

Monday cupcake Find

This Monday I'm going to introduce ajsweetsoap and her cupcake soaps!

Ballerina Cupcake Soap, $6.75 by ajsweetsoap


Our luscious soap cupcake, made with yellow cake and pink buttercream frosting, is so realistically detailed, and smells heavenly with Vanilla Buttercream oil! It's topped with a pair of pink and white ballet slippers and sprinkled with glitter - you'll even find pink pearls decorating the frosting. Luscious and pretty - a must for any ballerina, and perfect for the recital season!

Weighing in at almost 5 ounces, this cupcake is a long lasting indulgence!



I obviously had to pick up this one, being a ballet-lover!

Win a ballerina Wrap Sweater: Last day to enter!!!!

Just few hours left to enter this sweet giveaway for a ballerina wrap/sweater!! Don't miss your chance to win!!!!

Ballerina Wrap/ sweater giveaway!!!

New giveaway dear followers!!!!
Crocheted Baby ballerina wrap or small sweater with long sleeves and headband Size 24months

90% acrylic, 10% polypropylene. Machine wash and dry.

This wrap is size 2 and has a V neck, long sleeves and straps to tie it on the baby ballerina. The headband will fit a 19"(48.2cm) noggin and it's slightly stretchable. Both are embellished with a matching crocheted flower.

Prizes Details:
Winners will receive a Crocheted Baby ballerina wrap or small sweater with long sleeves and headband, valued at $22.00 (retail price)
Rules:
1) You must go through etsy shop and comment back here on your favorite item.

2) Comment here in my blog with your name and contact information.

3) Winner will be announced on February 4th, at which time I will contact the winner to get shipping information for shipping. If the winner does not contact me within three days, I will appoint another winner through a random number drawing.

4) Blog about this giveaway and receive ONE extra entry! Just come back here and leave a separate comment with your blog link.

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7) Earn TEN (10) extra entries by purchasing something in etsy shop Just come back here and tell us what you purchased along with your contact info to claim your extra entries! Sounds fabulous doesn't it!?! What are you waiting for....enter now...good luck!

My first Halloween in America!!

As a foreign Italian, I never understood all the fuss about Halloween......I could understand kids wearing a costume, but I never got it the Halloween decoration, the Halloween food....hey people it's not Xmas, shessh!!

But yesterday there I was, putting costumes on my kids, a little Superman and a sweet ballerina. !nd for the first time in their lives and in mine we decided to go trick or treat for the neighbourhood. Still in my Italian close mind I thought it wouldn't take more that 5 minutes.....Instead we had so much fun, my kids' eyes where wide open for the surprise when they understood that saying "trick or treat" will make the candies go into their baskets....LOL

Well, I get it now. It's a big fuss, 'cause everybody go in the streets with the flash light showing their costumes, saying happy Halloween to semi-strangers and hand out candy to sweet little heads.

I get it, really!

And I love it, seriously!

I don't know if when it was time to go home who was more upset, me or my kids......and next year I'll be doing it again!!