Naki is the sweetest. He knew that I was seconds away from losing my mind and that I desperately needed some time away from a cute but seriously time consuming 6 month baby girl. So he arranged for Line, Malia, and I to attend the most fun thing ever! He found out that BYU was hosting this years United States National Amateur DanceSport Championships. Ballroom! Now, we've never danced ballroom and neither have our girls . . . yet. That's a yet for ALL of us. Naki and I will some day be taking lessons. Mark my words. And we'll be dang good, too! But since we're such huge Dancing With the Stars fans, he thought that the big girls and I would really appreciate watching it. It was such a blast.
After watching them for a while you start to take for granted just how fast they're able to move their feet. They were incredible. They would compete in heats, starting with all the couples in the first heat. Then they would only bring 24 back, then 12 back, and then the final 6. We had such fun picking our favorite couple in each heat, and then watching to see if they made it through the cuts on to the next heat. Both girls really liked this particular girl, and were taking pictures of her.
We were amazed how much energy everyone there had. We finally had to leave at 11:15 pm because we were just too tired and they were still going strong! I asked the girls if they would prefer taking this kind of dance lessons or the one their currently in, and they both still prefer to stay in their current classes, but we'll see what the future holds. I don't know, they look pretty good to me, don't ya think?
All of our kids have done this to some extent, but with Eva, the baby holds some magnetic pull for her. She literally can not resist her. I struggle with knowing exactly how to handle this. This house is so strange as far as sound...if doors are shut it is REALLY hard to hear what's going in there, or, if I am upstairs you literally can not hear what is going on downstairs, and vice versa. So if I put the baby in bed and then pull the door shut all the way I can be in the room next to hers and never hear her cry. So, I tend to leave the door open a crack. This is the reason that Eva continues to sneak in Ane's bed. This may not be a big deal to some, but if you've seen Eva's interaction with babies, she tries to get as close to them as she possibly can, and this sometimes means cheek to cheek, stomach to stomach, toes to toes. In other words, completely smooshing them. She's such a tank, she'd smother Ane for sure! However, every time I've caught her in there she is always laying side by side with Ane, and Ane is completely happy to have her there. Hmmm...I'm not sure how to handle this.
After watching them for a while you start to take for granted just how fast they're able to move their feet. They were incredible. They would compete in heats, starting with all the couples in the first heat. Then they would only bring 24 back, then 12 back, and then the final 6. We had such fun picking our favorite couple in each heat, and then watching to see if they made it through the cuts on to the next heat. Both girls really liked this particular girl, and were taking pictures of her.
We were amazed how much energy everyone there had. We finally had to leave at 11:15 pm because we were just too tired and they were still going strong! I asked the girls if they would prefer taking this kind of dance lessons or the one their currently in, and they both still prefer to stay in their current classes, but we'll see what the future holds. I don't know, they look pretty good to me, don't ya think?
We have a lot of work cut out for us, I think.
They look pretty innocent here, right? Don't be fooled...see Eva's crazy hair?
