Zippity Do Dah

Savannah's last dance class was today. She has been attending since January and has really enjoyed it. It was new to me as much it was to her since I have never taken dance. Those of you who have seen me dance already know this of course. Her Daddy and I thought it would be a good "first" activity. We were hoping that it would help her gain confidence by providing a platform that made it impossible to fail. It did, and it has enabled her to come out of her shell just a bit more. She is painfully shy and very inhibited in her "dance" at class. She can tear it up at home but therein lies the difference between home and the real world.

I have to share some clips from todays class. I am so proud of my girl. She tries very hard and is unfortunately fighting off some tough left footed genes. I saw a smile on her face today was coupled with a look that said, "Look Mommy, I can finally do it in both directions!" (scooting across the room sideways in the video) We have practiced this so many times across our hardwood floors. I just wanted to run out to the floor and give her a great big hug. Instead of going for speed and skipping over the technique, she took the time to do it right. She was beaming and so was I. Please God, don't let moments like these end.

What may be most ammusing is what goes on behind the scenes. Savannah attends with three other preschool friends who happen to have mommies that are very good friends of mine. We all have babies around the twins' age which leaves us with four one and a half year olds trying to patiently wait until big sister is done. No, we are not among the parents you see in the background. We are in a tiny "holding room" with a baby gate blocking the opening to the dance floor. Often, you will see four little heads peering over the gate with pure envy. Once the gate is down they head onto the dance floor while sister gets ready to go home.

The poor videography is partly due to Adeline trying to climb all over me in hopes of getting her hands on the camera. Thank goodness I left Miss Grace on the other side of the gate.