9 Year Old's PINK Mobile Dance Studio

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!! This is the best idea and it came from a 9 year old. So entrepreneurial at such a young age. Can't wait to see what she becomes! Way to go Amiya Alexander!

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My little one is in dance and I'm all for shakin' what your Mamma gave you, but this is too much. These kids look to be Laura's age or maybe even younger and they are being way too sexy. I could not have even dressed Laura like this to go to her dance recital in the first place, but if I saw her shakin' it like these little girls, she would be yanked right off the stage? What children's dance instructor teaches their students to dance like this and be OK with it?

Wonder what Beyoncé thinks? She wore more clothes in her video than these little girls are. Too grown!

Miles Brown on Ellen Degeneres

Check out this little cutie shakin' his groove thang on Ellen. Isn't he so adorable?

They grow so fast!

Laura's School asked that all the kids wear their favorite college t-shirt today (or the one they would like to attend) and she has already decided she wants to go to Texas A&M to pursue her degree in Veterinary Medicine. A few weeks ago when they told her about the college t-shirt day, she came home and asked us what the best Vet schools were. Luckily one of the top 5 showed up in Texas, Texas A&M as well as our home state of North Carolina, NC State University. I have to keep in mind that Laura is only 5 years and 11 months and things may change down the road, but I don't think I was really talking about what I wanted to do at that age. Heck, I'm still trying to figure it out!

Tim and I have been so proud of Laura this year. Even though Laura had gone through a Private Kindergarten class, she could not start 1st Grade in the public school system because of her age. We new she was ready, but she had to prove that to her new teachers. Well, after testing the first 3 weeks of the school year, Laura was promoted into 1st Grade. Her teacher as well as the testing teacher and Principal were so pleased with what all Laura knew. They said she was already cable of reading, writing and had math skills of that of a 2nd grader. I can not tell you how big our smiles got when they said that. We knew she seemed very smart for her age, but until you have someone else who verifies it, it doesn't sink in. Tim and I both hope and pray that she'll continue down this path and like school as much as she does now.


Laura is not only into school, but she also loves to dance. Around the time the school year started, we joined a new dance studio. The one Laura used to attend was through her daycare and they came to her once a week. She seems to really enjoy her new class and loves her teacher, Ms. Erika. In fact this past week, Laura was chosen to go in the front of the class with the teacher as a helper. She seemed to do a really good job and had fun doing it, as you'll see in the picture below.