Month 2...done!

We finished up October with a week of cute kids wearing costumes and parent observation week.  The last week of every month for us...Brittany fills out a small progress report on how each dancer is in class...and she invites the parents to come in and watch their children dance...at this time they can snap a couple of pics or shoot a quick video.  Her preteen classes have really filled up this year.  In her that ballet class she has 18 well behaved little ballerinas.  I snuck in to watch the class because you know, as a mom I just had to.  There she was at the front of the class with her assistant leading a floor combination to a classical version of some halloween song.  It was magical to watch...it took me back to a time when she was about 10.  Summer break had just started and her dance season had just ended and being that she was and always has been all things dance she went into our basement, cleared a little area for herself and held a ballet class for who knows how many invisible students.  I remember, listening to her from the kitchen...how serious she was being. Now, she has classes full of real student, yea I'm having one of those proud mom moments...can't help it, it still takes my breath away.

One of the cutest things I have ever seen this week actually many times over, I'll explain.  One of the little girls, she is 8 decided that she was going to dress up and be Miss Brittany.  So she came to dance with her hair in a bum, flowers tucked around it a frilly black top and skirt...which is what Brittany mainly wears over her Leo and tights.  Brittany said she had jewelry on and rings which is funny because she usually only wears earrings to dance...she was wondering how she came up with all the rings.  It hit me, in this little girls eyes, Miss Brittany is glamorous...it was so adorable.  On Friday night, 3 more girls dressed up like Miss Brittany.  I just never imagined that little girls would do that with my daughter...when she was little she had two ballerina Barbie dolls.  She named both of them after her two teachers.  All in all it was a fun week at dance.  I get to spend some time with my hubby today and we are going to try and see the new James Bond movie tonight as a family...tomorrow he ships off to London, Ontario...Brittany and I will have tons of girl time this coming week.

Wishing you Joyful weekend!