Let's Get It Started

In some ways, I feel like this weekend was our "coming out" weekend in Sioux Falls. Sure, we've been here for 8 months now, but for the first 7 months we lived in a 2 bedroom apartment that didn't allow us much opportunity to entertain. But here, we have all of our old kitchen stuff (serving bowls, etc) and soooo much more space. In other words, we're ready to party ;) We decided to break up the winter with a Kiddie Dance Party. We've got an unfurnished basement with laminate floor and lots of space. And we have an Ipod. So what more do we need, right? We invited all of David's school friends, our playgroup buddies, and then assorted other VIPs; our former neighbors, our ND friends, my book club pals. In the end, we ended up with about 25-30 children ranging in ages from 10 days to 6 years, and 25-30 accompanying adults. The kids had a blast! They did the Limbo Rock, the Hokey Pokey, the YMCA, the Chicken Dance. They went "Dancing in the Dark" with some Target glow-sticks. They proved that they can "Jump Around" with the best of them. They busted a move for about 4 hours and broke only for a pizza dinner. David and Michael were so excited and were dancing their pants off. David was super excited to greet his friends as they arrived, and to pass out the glow sticks to them. Michael organized the largest game of Ring Around The Rosie that this city has ever seen. And at the end of the night, the boys crashed, with visions of disco balls dancing in their heads ;) Hail hail, rock 'n' roll!! Special shouts out to Aunt Gina and Uncle Pete who helped develop the playlist. You guys rock.