This is the moment

Today was the dress rehearsal for our first round of dance recitals for the month. Maren and Julianne are dancing as a star and crocodile as part of Peter Pan. Yes, Julianne is too young to be doing this, but today I got my big payoff.
Julianne has a second number where she gets to dance with a teddy bear. With any group of 3-4 year olds the parents sit back and wonder if their child is going to dance at all. There are often tears, a nose-picker or two, and who knows what else. As the music started she followed her teacher for the first 30 seconds and then her inner-performer came out and she started doing her own thing. She continued to dance for a couple of minutes on her own right in the middle of the group. It was fabulous! She was in her own world and loving every minute of being on stage with an audience at her disposal. What 3-year old has that kind of passion! Needless to say, yes, she will get to continue her dancing "career" through next year.

My other favorite moment of the day capped things off perfectly. As I'm cleaning up the dinner dishes and the girls are getting ready for bed, Cameron is dismantling the tupperware cupboard. After he found the ideal container he went off to play, but after a moment, (I'm thinking by accident) one foot lands in a bowl and he discovers how well plastic slides on linoleum. He skated around a bit until he decided he was really brave and came over to me, placed the bowl just right and then hugged my leg for all he was worth as he positioned both feet inside. He stared at his feet a moment and then looked at me as if to say "it should be doing something now." I took my cue and started pushing him around the kitchen by his shoulders and he extended his legs and skiied. What fun! We have now created a new sport - winter months will never be dull again!

Am I really doing this?

I have a facebook page, and now I guess this will mark off yet another entry from the "things I will never get involved with" list. In my quest for spare time this page may very well fall by the wayside, but only time will tell.

If nothing else I would like to plagiarize a portion from a former neighbor's blog simply titled "Thankful Thursday." Today being Thursday, I will start with the basics. I am truly thankful for my beautiful children and a husband that helps. That being said, I will now end so I can enjoy the quiet in my home that is naptime.