DANCE!

While we wait on the outcome of this little frozen transfer I had done, I thought I would talk a little about Blakely's newest adventure.  I signed her up for dance classes!  

Multiple people have been on me to get her in them since she turned 2.  I didn't think she was ready.  LIE.  I wasn't ready!  Mainly because we already do gymnastics but it is in the morning during the week.  I knew dance classes would be in the evening and I just wasn't sure I was ready to get in to all of that yet.  I know we will have plenty of time in the future for running like crazy in the evening trying to get dinner in her and get to multiple practices and games.  I felt like we should wait on that a bit.  :)

B has had this little friend in gymnastics class for over a year.  We will call her R.  R started at MDO with B this August as well.  A few weeks into MDO, R's mom told me that they started dance class and how fun it was, etc.  I had also seen Shannon talking about Taylor starting dance class and posting pictures of the cuteness that is dance shoes.  So when R's mom mentioned it I, on a total whim because I was certainly waiting until she was 4-5, called and got Blakely into the 3 year old ballet and tap class.

Now.  I never took dance classes so this is a totally new realm for me.  I played all the sports so I know nothing about tutu's and leotards and ballet shoes.  BUT!  I am having a ball learning.  

The day after I called we had to go to the studio and get her sized for shoes.  One side is the dance studio and the other side is the waiting room for the parents and also a boutique with all the adorableness that is dance leotards.  While Miss Patty was getting Blakely's shoes I browsed the leotards.  Even though she is in gymnastics we don't have any leotards.  I have just always put her in leggings and a tank or t-shirt.  No big deal for a mommy and me gymnastics class.  Dance class is a whole different story.  There is a dress code!  Ha!  So I may have gone a little bonkers on the leotard buying.  In my defense I got some that she can wear to gymnastics also when she moves up to the 3 year old class in October.  Blakely was not upset.  2 pairs of new shoes (that make noise!) and new clothes?  She's all in.  

She has had 3 classes so far and she really enjoys it.  The parents can't watch but there is a little window so I have seen her a little bit.  She follows instructions well and every time class is finished the first thing she says to me is, "Dance tass is not oh-vo (over) yet, Mommy.  I want to stay at Dance tass."  Her teacher is really great about posting pictures on FB as well.  

One of my main things with starting dance is that there is always a recital.  I didn't want to be tied down and then feel like you were letting the class down if we couldn't make the recital, etc.  Like I said, she's three.  Plenty of time for tied down later.  R's mom had told me that the recital was totally optional and that is what swayed me to make the call.  Well almost a month in and you bet your booty we are attending that recital in May.  Mama can't wait to see all the cuteness.  

She really wanted Daddy in the picture with her.  

Oh and a huge bonus is that dance has made Blakely want to wear bows!  That and my friend Tina gave us a ton of her daughter's old bows and Blakely thinks she hung the moon so big bows for the win!  

Sidenote...this is not a big bow.  Some of the girls here wear bows bigger than their own heads.  Now I am southern so I am all for a big bow on a little girl but I will draw the line somewhere.  Or Lonnie will...because he HATES them....  It's funny because he actually believes he gets a say in that!  {evil laugh}