Dance City

Almost every day, either just before or just after dinner, Marcus and the boys head up to Marc's office (which doubles as a guest room) and do their music thing. Marcus has an iTunes playlist that is titled "Party", and he just presses play and the boys go to town. The boys dance and bounce on the guest bed while Marcus cheers them on. About once a week, I'll join them (usually I'm preparing dinner or doing the dishes), and it looks like crazy town up there. Marcus and I, not gifted dancers to begin with, but add to that the total abandon that a parent reaches when "performing" for his or her children, and let's just say I wouldn't want to see it on video tape. But the boys LOVE IT! They love seeing us laughing and moving to the beat, and they do their best to imitate every move. It's hilarious to watch Ethan's face as he stares intently at whatever one of us is doing with our arms and then slowly accomplishes the same thing with his. He gets SO excited when he can do it! Anytime Ethan hears music of any kind, including at church, he immediately takes on his dance "stance" and starts doing his moves. Caleb is rarely willing to break it down in public, but at home he really gets into it. He is coordinated enough now to have his arms and legs going at the same time, but when he really gets going, it's his expression that cracks us up: it's an odd mix of self-consciousness, concentration and pride.

For posterity, here is a list of their favorite dance and jump-on-the-bed songs: Y.M.C.A. (Village People), Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice), What is Love (Haddaway), See You Again (Miley Cyrus), William Tell Overture (Rossini), Baby Got Book (Don Smith)

Wednesday
Corn flakes and milk
Fresh blueberries
Goldfish
Mixed dried fruit
Peanut butter on whole wheat crackers
Rainier cherries
Pizza w/ spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, black olives & mozzarella on a homemade wheat crust (again)