Kendal's week

Well, this week turned out to be all about Kendal, which tends to be the case most of the time anyway. Wednesday was Kendal's very first dance class. I gave her the choice between dance and gymnastics, and she clearly chose dance. Okay, fine. Now, I never did the whole "dance" thing when I was a kid, but I've heard stories. Anyway, last week we went to get the shoes, that wasn't too painful. Then I told her she could get ONE outfit. She kept looking at these leotard dress things that were like $40! Ummm...I don't think so. Then she sees this tutu. It was THE one. It is bright pink with sequins and a very fluffy skirt. She loves it. So, I'm thinking the other ones were a little plain and $40, how much is this one gonna be? Well, it was $20! SOLD! She of course put it on that night and she says with her voice full of awe, "I'm so sparkly!"

The actual dance class I knew would be interesting. She has never really done anything at all on her own. I mean, she goes to day care, but since it's a home day care with basically the same kids for the last 2.5 years, I consider it like a stay-at-home type of situation. It stared off well. She found her name on the floor and told me I could go. Okey dokey. I look in at her every once in a while and she's doing all of the little moves like the teacher. Then she spots me in the window and the next thing I know she turns and walks out. This is about 20 minutes into it. She doesn't want to do it anymore. Complete meltdown with crying/screaming. Yes, we are "those people". So we end up watching for a while, and after a bit she puts on her ballet shoes, and after another little bit she joins the class again. So it started well, and ended well, but the middle was a little dicey. We'll see how next week goes. I'm planning on staying out of sight as I think that's what triggered it.

Then today was another exciting day. The first trip to the dentist! Okay, so I realize that this is probably more exciting for me than it is for her, but still. She was actually a VERY good girl. She let me scrape her teeth a little, and polish and floss. She even let Dr. D look too! She kept her mouth open so well. Oh, I was just so proud! We brought home some gloves, a mask and a napkin, and we took turns playing dentist/patient the rest of the afternoon.

Look at those pearly whites! Any contributions to Kendal's orthodontics fund would be greatly appreciated!