I got the girls' hair into Indian braids for their Peter Pan ballet performance today and they are very excited. They are now running around the house yelling "rock style!" I asked them what this means and A said "I don't know. I think it means fancy."

While going into ballet today, A motioned to W and said "W, come here and hold my hand. Ok, now, are you going to be good and follow teacher Annie's instructions today?" I think I'm out of a job...

The newest family ballerina on her first day of class!

Embarrassing moments as a mother - we're walking out of ballet class behind another mother and daughter when A points and says at the top of her lungs "Look Mama! That girl right there is not very nice!"

At ballet today, A says she has "sun-sky-rainbow-sun magic" in her magic wand

At ballet today, the teacher asked if anyone knew what hot lava was. A's hand shot up and she said "Yes! There's this one level where if he falls in it burns his bottom!!" The teacher looked at me quizzically and I said "she plays Super Mario Bros with her daddy..."

Yesterday at ballet A said: I'm not very big, but I am growing!

Random facts A shared with her ballet class today: "I have a dog named Sorka who is mostly white", "My Mama can make pizza", "Teacher Annie, Teacher Annie, I have something to tell you: two fives make ten", "It's getting dark in here, because the clouds are in front of the sun." It's like she is truly unable to refrain from talking for 30 minutes...

Apparently A should be in rugby rather than ballet - she headbutted her teacher for no apparent reason today.

A's ballet teacher asked the class if they knew what a "chasse" was. A raised her hand and said "umm...I think it's a kind of hamburger."