Back to dance...

After a year off, the girls went back to dance classes this week. As you can see, they were very happy to go back! Susannah was thrilled to be told that she was so good that the teacher wanted to move her up a class, but she has made the difficult decision to stay in the class she is in. She made this choice because her friend is in the same class, and her friend is in the class after opting to be in dance to be with Susannah! So as much as Susannah was excited to and proud to be asked to move up a class, she feels she can't now leave her friend on her own in the lower class.

Not an easy choice when you're 10!!!! But like we remind her, she's in the dance class for fun and to be with her friend! Thats the main thing!!!! So hopefully she will see that and gain from that each week! We also suggested she speak with her teacher about the possibility of them BOTH moving up in a few weeks!

The girls are both doing tap until Christmas and then will do Jazz!

Brother and Sister...

Just before Abigail left for her dance class on Tuesday, Christopher asked if he could have a picture taken with her! I thought they came out nicely :) I faded the colour in these but kept some in the original format too.....

Sams first day at Pre-K!!!

Sam started Pre-K on Tuesday. He goes twice a week for full afternoons. Tuesdays are focused mainly on play and crafts. They also get half an hour of fun in the indoor playground. Then on Thursdays the focus is on ABC's and 123's - preparing for Kindergarten next year! I have to say that I am VERY impressed with this class already - the teachers are GREAT and the things he has come home with already this first week have been wonderful! They even get homework!!! Now as you all know I have been LESS than impressed with Parks and Rec classes in the past and I KNOW how they work and how they hire!!! But I will be the first to say that they have really done well this time :) Im so pleased!

To be honest the main reason I put Sam in this class was to get 5 hours to myself each week! I figured he'd get to play with some children in a safe environment and I'd be able to go running and swimming by myself - get some Christmas shopping done and maybe go to the scrapbook store by myself - meet a friend or two for coffee etc etc

I wasn't planning on having Sam learn much there as the classes aren't often that great (unless my friend Samantha is teaching!!) so it's wonderful that there are great teachers who are REALLY teaching and Sam is LOVING it there!