it's a groove thing

my big kids (we now include ashton in that little phrase, so 1,2, and #3) started awana this week. this is an activity at the church which focuses on bible study, games, crafts, kind of like a year long vacation bible school. its once a week throughout the school year for two hours.

this means every wednesday night, its just jeff, myself and the princess. after sharing a lovely dinner with just the three of us, i went to go get the kids while he stayed home with the little misses. the pick up time is a little chaotic. well, even more chaotic when you go to your three year olds classroom and the teacher has this blank look on her face. ashton? i say, is he in the bathroom? she says, oh he must be next door. ok.... im thinking that is understandable they are both three year old rooms. no need to panic. i go next door and scan the little faces for one that looks like mine. nope. she says, he is in the room at the end of the hall.

these ladies are lucky i have four kids and my freak out meter takes a lot more pushing before it goes off. i stroll down the hallway and give his original teacher a quick look... just to check and see if she looks nervous. yes she does, just a little.
i go to the end of the hall and guess what... no kids left in that room. by now everybody has retrieved their little ones and is on their merry way. i however still have three kids to pick up.

i check down in the older kids classrooms and am started to break a sweat when i see a bunch of almost five year olds and my three year old. he is just sitting there like he belongs in that room. i tell the teacher im here for ashton, and well lo and behold she had no idea he was in her room.
she gets a little flustered and i try to bail her out by saying, at least he was here and not halfway across town. not funny. his teacher comes over and is all i dont know how he got here, i promise i will watch him better next week, oh geez. oh geez is right, i just got this kid acting likable, i would hate to lose him now.
i remained polite, better luck next week i say. we raced upstairs after the eldest two and headed home.

i guess there was a dance party happening while we were away, old school style.
these moves are impressive for somebody who is as round as she is tall.