the last junior assembly - a valentine's dance

the last ja (formal dance & etiquette class for 6th graders) was on monday night.

the parents got to attend this last one and dance with their son/daughter at the end.
we all stretched our eyes all over the room to see who our sons would ask to dance.
snapping a million pictures throughout the evening as we watched from the sidelines.

when these classes started chris and i encouraged christopher to make conversation

with whoever he asked to dance...

if she went to another school, what was her name, and what school did she go to? etc...

i'm so glad we did, it was so cute seeing them talking as they were dancing.

they seemed so comfortable, and the ones who weren't talking not so comfortable!

the first few dances (the fox trot), he asked girls he didn't know.

but for all the fast dances, he asked girls from his school.
they looked like they were having so much fun, it was great to see them all dancing together.

then the parents got to dance with the kids.
we did the fox trot together, christopher was pretty good at leading!

christopher was actually disappointed to find out a few days before that it was the last one.
he really enjoyed it, and it was so sweet to see him get excited for it each time.
getting dressed up to go out dancing is even fun for boys!
they all did the chacha train at the end.

a bunch of us went out to eat afterwards.
it's always fun to go out and celebrate these special occasions.

this is the group from christopher's school that attended the classes.
he knew a lot of the kids from the other schools too which made is extra comfortable for him.

it was a fun experience for him and i'm sure glad i had him do it.
fun times, for these pre-teenagers!