Jaina's First Sculpt Barre Class

So today was Jaina's first barre class! It made me so happy when the owner of Sculpt Barre approached me and said she'd like to do a private barre class with Jaina. It is so thoughtful and inclusive of her to think of Jaina and our family. Class was held at 11am this morning, at the beautiful Sculpt Barre studio in St. Albert. Sure it was a bit of a challenge to get Jaina and her pretty pink wheelchair, her suction bag, her ventilator, and her bean bag chair up the stairs to the studio. But once we were there, she surprised me with two adorable tutu's, one bright and pretty pink one for Jaina, and a cute purple one for Addison. I immediately put J's tutu on, and then class began. Niki asked me lots of questions, making an effort to get to know Jaina and her wants and needs. Not a lot of people take the time to get to know her. Niki's kind and thoughtful interest in my dear daughter has certainly made me a sculpt barre fan for life. As if I wasn't already, at 81 classes as of today, I'm almost at my 100 class goal! But back to class, Jaina did some floor work, practicing her ballerina arms. And she did some plies, with a little help from dad. Dad carried all 75 lbs of her, and got into second position and plied away with Jaina! Nice work! We ended the class with Jaina holding on to the barre, and squeezing Niki's hand to say than you. When I thanked Niki for the wonderful Class, she said she just wanted to do it so that Jaina would get to experience something new. And boy did Jaina love it! Thank you to all of the ladies at Sculpt Barre ladies for creating Jaina's beautiful barre experience. You have made one of mine, and Jaina's wishes come true today, and I am so grateful that you took the time to truly see her for who she is.