Graceful

Lily has always had a natural gracefulness. She moves in a certain sort of way and dances beautifully, just by nature of her personality.

When we adopted Yana, it was clear that gracefulness was...uh, well....not her thing. Being chased by her brothers or dad, climbing to the very top of the swingset or wrestling with the boys were more her style.

Over the past couple of years, however, Yana has changed significantly. A couple of weeks ago while she and Lily were dancing in the living room I thought, "Wow! Yana is moving so gracefully." It was beautiful.

Now, don't get me wrong. She still loves to run and climb and is sad that she is getting a little too old for wrestling with the boys. But, she is not so frantic or out of control in her movements. In fact, she moves in a lovely way. She is truly graceful.