J.R & The New Satin Shoes

It was all a little bit exciting today.

Not only did we buy Baby E.M's birthday present - which i've been looking forward to doing all week, we also took J.R to a dance class this afternoon to sign her up with a performing arts school.

Her first step on the ladder, she'll be taking part in Pre-School Ballet classes every friday after school.

She had a trial lesson today and absolutely loved it.

The girls are all roughly the same age, since the youngest starting age is three.

As we sat waiting for the class to start, she watched carefully as the other mum's put their little girls' ballet shoes on.

The dance teacher walked through the room 'gathering' the girls as she went, then approached us "Are you joining us today?" She asked, "Yep!" J.R replied, and with not so much as a glance at me she bounded off into the dance hall (in her school top, shorts and chunky trainers!)...STAMP STAMP STAMP she went, amongst other girls dressed in dainty little skirts and ballet shoes. It looked - and sounded -really funny, but she enjoyed herself and that was the main thing. Roll on next Friday :)