In conclusion,

So, I realize that I never ended up posting follow up pictures of Jane's dance recital.

Allow me to do so now.

Jane and her buddy, Abby. Actually, Jane took dance with all her little neighborhood friends, but they all scattered away before we could get a photo of them together. Jane didn't get flowers. She never gets flowers after her recitals because her mom is a bum and I always forget until I'm there. Apparently she doesn't have a problem mooching off of other people's flowers though. Works for me.

I swear her hair looked better when I sent her. Dancing messes up hair.

Jane found a pine cone and apparently felt an immediate connection with it.

Jane + pine cone = love.

Seriously Jane, what's with the pine cone?

Other memorable moments at the recital include-

1.Charlie screaming and squirming so much that Brent had to take him out for most of it.

2.Ben coming and then dancing in his seat every time the boys came out. In fact, when he was watching them in almost a trance, I asked

"Ben, do you want to dance?"

"YES." he replied enthusiastically.

"Ben, do you want to play soccer?"

"Not anymore."

His dad is stoked, I'm sure. These are the reasons Cameron loves me.

3. Lizzy was crushed when she realized that this is what Jane had been doing all year without her. She totally felt shafted. Middle children are always feeling shafted, largely because we are.

But she perked up a bit when I told her that she could take dance next year.

Looks like my life will be a life of dance. That's what I get for going and having girls.