Busy as a Bee

Our girl swims and dances! Sadie started swimming again, and of course, she's the star of her class. Just a natural! Then, Mom happened upon a set-up at the fall community fest for a new dance studio called Shana's, which is in downtown Savage. It looked like great fun and is a non-competitive ballet, tap and tumbling program with one recital at the end of the year, so it was just perfect for us! Sadie's nerves got to her on the first night, and she decided she just wasn't going to go and hid under the dining room table whimpering. Then Phil made up a cheer for her: "No tears! No fears! Dance Dance Dance!" which kind of pepped her up and she decided that she'd go, but just watch. Well, as soon as we got to the studio, Mom knew that wasn't going to last long. It was decorated so brightly, and Shana was so nice that after exploring the set-up for about five minutes, Sadie looked at me and said, "I think I'm going to do it!" She, of course, was hooked, and so she and Mom went to look for ballet shoes, tap shoes and a couple of leotards and tights to wear to practice and our girl was set! Here she is...






Videos to come next week!