Lola is going to be a dancer

So It all began about 3 months ago. Lola told me she needed to talk to Whitney ( The studio owner were Jaxton dances) to tell her that she is going to be a dancer.  I have been really resistant not really sure why at first but the more I thought about it and got real about that I can't hold her back. I have always been very supportive with whatever my kids were choosing to be apart of but I just couldn't 100% get behind her.  I realized my fear of Lola being built like me and then being a dancer having to wear leotard's and tights was just so overwhelming for me. The thought that if she has big legs like me is someone going to say something like "look at the chubby little girl" .  Now I know that she is not chubby and its not really about her. Its about my own fear of some of the things I faced and I just wanted to protect her.  I know that I have to jump in and support her just the way I have with Payton being a wildlife warrior and Jaxton my little boy being a dancer. Why wouldn't I just do the same for her. Well I am now in that place.  It just took me a little time to face my own fears so I could show up for her the way she deserves. 

So Lola has been asking me and bringing it up alot in the last couple months as we have watched Jaxton Dance for the last couple of months.  I think she knew she had to try a new angle on me. Lola was off her Pacifier for months when she discovered one under the couch Alex let her have it for the day and that turned into a couple months worth.  It has really been bothering me cause she is three yrs old.  Any way back to my story on Sunday Lola came in my room jumped up on the bed and said "Mom I'm going to give my Paci's to Whitney so I can be a dancer"  How did I say no to that.  

This is the video we made for Whitney right after she told me what she was going to do.

So sure enough the next day we were getting Jaxton ready for dance and she was gathering her paci's and came running in the room and said "I'm ready to be a dancer" . We headed to inspire.  I wasn't really sure what to expect. Was she going to hesitate or change her mind?   Boy was I stunned when we walked right in and she walked up to Whitney and said "Whitney I'm going to give you my paci's so I can be a dancer" 

This was right after she made the deal with Whitney

After she did that I filled all the paper work out and got her signed up.  We had to buy her her little dancing Paws for her feet and she loved it.  We also went and got her a black little outfit.  She could hardly wait for her first class the next day.

So Tuesday came and it was time for her first class we got all ready and headed out to class by the time we got there this is what I was faced with

She was ready for dance but out cold LOL

I was really worried that when I woke her she was going to be ornery but I was amazed at how happy she woke up.  She was so excited for dance that she didn't even wave goodbye to me.  She just acted like she was a pro at this dance stuff.  

All ready for dance!

After class I asked her how it was and she said to me " mom Tia is the best" ( Tia is her teacher)  then she said " The girls were so nice to me, I'm going to really love dance".  Now how could I have really denied her this.  I am so grateful I got over my own stuff to let her have what she so desired for herself.   So it looks like after all I am going to have a dancing family .  Dance is alot more fun than I could have ever realized.  I guess my childhood best friend Breck Yates was right.  I was going to have a bunch of kids that wanted to dance and it was sure going to be funny to watch me learn how to be a dance mom. Well Breck I'm a dance mom and I am loving it.