Hold On!

So, life has NOT slowed down any. I'm beginning to think that it never will. We've been doing great, but we're so busy. Am I over committed?? YES! I've been trying to figure out how to "trim the fat" so to speak, but I'm really not sure what we can give up at this point. I've been tyring to convince Josh that work is just getting in the way, but he's not convinced that quitting our jobs with solve our problems...

We decided to take a break from dance. I was so excited about Elle being in dance. But after a couple of months in lessons I'm sure she's not quite ready. She did really well, especially for her age. The last couple of lessons we went to, she wasn't quite as excited about putting on her tutu. I finally gave in when she told me, "I don't want to go to dance! I don't want to put on my tap shoes!" I asked her if she ever wanted to go back and her reply was, "No! I don't want to go to dance! I don't want to wear my pink tutu!" I was heartbroken because there's nothing in this world that my little girl loves more than prancing around in her pink leotard and tutu and tapping her shoes all over the house. Maybe I'm reading to far into this (being a counselor and all), but she didn't put back on her tutu for a month when she used to wear it everyday wherever we went. Needless to say, we are taking a break and will hopefully find a day again when she is excited about dancing.

Although dance was a bust, Kindermusik has been WONDERFUL! Elle is right in her element at Kindermusik. She knows all the songs, loves to sing them and dances right on cue. She truly enjoys this time and so do I. I confess that I haven't been spending as much time with her as I'd like to (over committed), but our time in Kindermusik is priceless. It's scheduled time that I get to focus on nothing but my sweet princess and it makes us both so happy. This week was Grandparents week, so Mom and Hayden joined us. Hayden loved it and Elle loved having them both there.

So, life is still so good! I just need to take some time to sit back and focus on the good rather than getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all...