About Princesses and Ballerinas

Are kids smarter than they used to be or have they always been amazingly smart little creatures who just didn't have the input that today's youngsters have access to? 

For a while now, Bianca has been talking about Odette.  She called one of her dolls Odette and then one day came in announcing  "I'm Odette".  I had no idea where this had come from.   When I dropped her off at home the other day and handed her to the arms of her daddy , she greeted him with a warm "Hi Derek" (his name is Matthew,for those who don't know).  She calls you Derek, I asked bemused and quite a bit curious. 

So it turns out, Bianca is a big fan of this animated film based on the ballet Swan Lake.  She is the Swan princess 'Odette' and her dad is her Prince Derek.  I read the Wikipedia synopsis  and the film has everything... hope and disappointment, evil spells and finally true love.   Seems a bit heavy for a 2 year old. But not a bit evidently.                                            

Erika has been teaching Bianca some ballet exercises which she evidently loves and she has been a fan of  Angelina Ballerina for a 'long time'.


Angelina Ballerina

 Suddenly I find her doing a toddler version of a pirouette across my living room calling out "dance with me"!  She is a continual surprise. 

I'm really loving all this 'girly' fun





Color us Happy

 We had the same color scheme on by coincidence. The color purple in our sweaters , black pants for me and Bianca's black princess skirt.  Great minds think alike and perfect for a picture together - pictures by Erika