Friday, December 5, 2008

So you know you're an old married couple when you spend your anniversary at dance class and choir concerts. Who really celebrates their anniversary after the first one anyway? People with no kids, lots of time they don't spend with kids, and lots of money they don't have to spend on kids ... that's who. Don't be insulted if you are one of these people ... it's not a dig ... just jealousy.

I got to watch Layla's dress rehearsal for her dance recital and it made my a little teary. If you know Layla then you know that this is a big deal. I know there are kids all over the world taking dance and participating in sports and doing these kinds of things with an audience but Layla was not one of these kids. She was an extremely shy girl until the last couple of years. I mean painfully shy ... like just the thought of dancing in front of people would make her cry ... hard. She wanted to take dance in preschool until she heard that she would have to dance in front of people and then it was a no go. She wouldn't consider it last year for the same reason. This year her BFF signed up and invited Layla to the buddy night and Layla loved it. Some of you may be thinking, no big deal, but for her ... huge. I am so glad she's confident enough to do it. I thought it would never happen. Thank God for Allie!

Tomorrow's the big day. There will be plenty of photos, I'm sure. Stay tuned!

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