THE KURTZ FAMILY........OUR ADOPTION JOURNEY

Maya and I had a night out with just us. CBC gave Rod 2 tickets to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet(sometimes it pays to work in the media). It was opening night and the Ballet they were presenting was Peter Pan. It was a spectacular show with lots of wonderful costumes, dancing and even flying. When the Ballet first started, Maya thought it was going to be a movie. When the dancers first came out I heard Maya giggle and then she sat in awe of what she was seeing. Then she really started to giggle when peter Pan started to fly. Maya loves to dance so this was so much fun for her. The evening got even better though because the promoter for the RWB had heard that Maya was coming and that she had only been in Canada for a year and this was her first ballet. She had mentioned it to the dancers and one of the fairies wanted to meet her and give her something special. At intermission we went backstage and Maya met Grace and then she gave her an autographed ballet slipper from the show. This was one of the few times I have ever seen Maya speechless...believe me it doesn't happen very often. Grace then took us on a tour of the set and we also met some of the other dancers. We managed to get a picture of the Crocidile, but the rest of the time I was too busy watching Maya enjoy herself. Maya's favorite was Tinkerbell and we did get a chance to see her. It was a very speicial evening and one that Maya will not forget.....and neither will I.