Dance Class

Elena recently started taking dance and tumbling lessons. Here is a picture of her awaiting her first lesson.

Elena's dance instructor has very strict rules. You line up at the door, drop your kid off promptly at the appropriate time, and get the hell out of there. Parents are an unwelcome distraction during class. I have to wear a hat every time I pick Elena up so that Miss Laura will recognize me and release my child. Fortunately, Cleo the cat is  always hanging around to entertain the girls while they wait for class to start. She goes from one girl to the next getting petted and methodically untying their ballet shoes.

While waiting for class to start, I met Justin, the only other dad dropping his daughter. He smiled and said something about how our wives shopped at the same store. Our girls could have been twins!

Laura may have strict rules for parents, but she is great with kids from what little I have seen. I was able to snap a quick photo of their first exercise before dashing out of the studio.

So far Elena loves dance class. She seems to be learning a bunch and can't wait for Thursday to arrive.