Posting about 2 months after the fact (because mom life ha) but my baby turned 1!!! Our Lily Love makes the world brighter. Love you so much my sweet angel đ„čđđ
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Happy Motherâs Day to all! My greatest joy in life is being a mama to my most precious Lily bear. Motherhood is my favorite. đ„čđ
Forever grateful to the one and only Ben Stevenson. My first director who guided me into the ballet world and felt like family to @simonwexler and me.
One of the most generous, creative, and hilarious souls. Iâll always cherish the countless dinners with the most interesting conversations, movie marathons where he shared some fav films (always with scones, clotted cream and tea), and all our trips.
There are many memories Iâll always hold close like ending each day with limoncello in Italy. The first night he ordered it for us and it became âour thingâ. I never had the heart to tell him I didnât like it but I loved that time with him. He also really showed me the meaning of telling a story on stage. He was one of the most incredible actors and I was always amazed at how he could demonstrate the simplest moments in a ballet but in such a clear and moving way.
Another little tidbit and very Ben moment was when I performed Snow Queen for the first time, I was 15 and my partner @paulcadams was much taller than me. He gave us a card with a little girl and a horse, taped my face onto the girl and Paulâs onto the horse, and wrote something like, âGiddyup! Go get âem!â. Also, when he called to congratulate me on Lily he said âBetsy Boo bobs had a baby boo bobs!â He always called me that đ„°
Ben touched many lives in a big way and he will be missed â€ïž
2025 you were the best year because you brought us our Lily Love đ„čâ€ïž Babyâs first Christmas in California and a belated New York Christmas đ
Nutcracker looked different this year! So grateful to my awesome mom for coming on tour with us and helping look after Lily until Simon could join! Very special getting to introduce our baby girl to The Nutcracker and have my mom and Simon backstage đ„°đđ Also, my dad and Simonâs parents joined us the last weekend! Thankful for family and all the support!!! Merry Christmas Eve! â€ïž