Dancing Queen!

Yesterday was Emmalee's dance recital. This is the 4th recital she has been in ; she has now completed 4 years of dance lessons. This year she took a combination ballet/tap/jazz class. That means they performed 3 dances in the recital. Classes were 45 minutes long and there were like 15 5-7 year old girls in the class. Which means they got 15 minutes of lessons for each genre of dance. Basically, what I'm saying is that none of the 3 dances they did were really that good, and I don't blame the girls; how can that many girls that young perfectly learn a complete song of dance movement when they are only able to learn and practice it for 15 minutes a week? In any case, the recital was quite good, although 3 hours long, and I was very proud of Emmalee for remembering most of the routines. She did the best in ballet. Therefore, she will be taking only a ballet class in September. She really enjoys dance lessons, and she is good at it! Every year she has been invited to audition for the elite Dance Corp, a travelling competition team. We don't audition - it is a HUGE committment (and expensive!), but it is nice that her instructors have picked her out as one they would like to have on the team.

Today Micah had his first dentist appointment. Well, his first cleaning, anyway. His real first visit to the dentist, unfortunately, was when he had to go have his tooth extracted because he knocked it loose by pulling a side table over onto himself when he was 1! But today he went for a cleaning and checkup. He was excited to go, because he knows Emmalee always comes home with a prize. He was so excited, in fact, that he peed all over himself once we got there! We arrived and checked in and I had just settled in to fill out his paperwork when he said he had to go to the bathroom. He REALLY had to go. We made it to the bathroom, and even onto the potty, and then I don't know what happened, but when he was done, the back of his shorts were SOAKING WET! He has NEVER had an accident outside of the home, so I don't carry any extra clothes for him. I didn't know what to do. We went back into the waiting room, and they were ready for him. I just stood there, kind of in shock, saying "he just peed all over himself - I don't know what to do". Ultimately, we decided he would have his checkup in just his underpants! Didn't bother him at all - Micah prefers to run around in just his underpants anyway! And I know the hygienist/assistant who worked on him, so everyone was comfortable. And his teeth are just fine! No cavities, no bite issues, maybe we'll luck out with him and he won't need any orthodontia!