Our angel nurse during chemo days, and now,very dear friend,Laura,is a volunteer with the program.Although Zoey is still years away from being able to participate,today I received the beautiful gift of a glimpse into a future filled with possibilities.As for Miss Zoey ... Watching her take everything in,was absolutely magical.She smiled and laughed and "danced" and waved to everyone and of course had to hug every,single,solitary person and let me tell you,she knew when she missed some one!When it was over,she so did not want to leave.We will be back my precious girl and oh what a day that will be!
Prepare for picture overload!
19 comments:
How awesome is that? I'm dying over here, looking at those pictures --
Oh, that melts my heart.
Piper's ballet teacher puts a red heart and blue star on their slippers, too, so they know which foot is which.
Aw Zoey so looks like she's trying to dance! she looks so happy and I'm sure she will dance one day. In a sense, she already is.
Beautiful.
Wow!!! What an amazing event. I went into their site, - How great is this? And LOVE, LOVE the pics of Zoey signing with the ballerinas! Oh boy, can I just see little Miss Z in the future with everyone in the Needham family watching her!
Thank you so much for sharing Heather and a HUGE thank you to your friend & Zoey's nurse Laura.
What a treat for Zoey & (mom too)
Love & Hugs to everyone
Aunt Bluebelle
What a perfect quote! And, what a great experience for you and Zoey, and all who are involved in that program! Makes my heart smile! Hugs!!!
Amazing, love all the pictures! Can't wait to see Zoey doing that!
How cute is that?! As a dancer I always wanted to open my own studio. In the past few years I've considered opening one strickly for special needs. That would be so fun.
Wow this looks like such an amazing program and how lucky to be invited to watch the dress rehearsal. Zoey looks so happy, she obviously loves the music and dancing, one can see it written all over her face. Pure joy.
honey to my heart.We have found a dance school that will allow little G to come and join in their 3 & 4 year old class.
I'm grinning from ear to ear here...what I would give to have one of those sweet little hugs of Zoey's!! Fabulous photos, and definitely not an overload - makes me just want to see more! Loved this.
Btw, I just love that quote in your title, too. It's so beautiful, and definitely speaks volumes about our kids. I may have to use that somewhere sometime soon.
I LOVE it!!!! I think whenever decides it's actually okay to be upright I will put her in dance. She dances like crazy on her bootie!
Just plain AWESOME...cannot wait for the day when the princess joins in:-)
Now i'm just a puddle of tears!! I love it!!!
How sweet! Loved all the pictures!
I LOVE this sooooo much!!!
I love the Sound of Music, the tape on the shoes, and Zoey's tape most of all!!
I won a raffle at The Boy's schools' silent auction night.One month free of special needs dance class...and they do wheel chairs too! i can hardly stand it!
If you and Zoey have an interest in being in a ballet class now, you might want to look into the Ballerina Dreams program if there is one in your area. If serves children with a variety of disabilities (including Zoey's challenges of DS and CP. Helpers will even hold the children up and help them dance. Also, some children dance in wheelchairs or walkers. Zoey is old enough for this program as it serves ages 3 to 12 and it's excellent therapy. Our city (Edmonton, AB) offers this program for children and I know several other major cities across Canada and the US do.
Post a Comment