Cheeky Child

My child is cheeky. Anyone who has met her, knows this. In most situation she is well-behaved and a joy to be around but she definitely has her own mind. She can also be as stubborn as a bull. Last night her father and I got a bird's eye view of her being overly cheeky and I have to say, we kind of had our eyes opened. She has been in dance class for the last 6 weeks. We weren't expecting miracles. After all, she is only three. We just thought it would be a good way for her to socialize more and learn something new while also getting some exercisse in and having fun. Up until last night she was in a studio where the parents were not able to watch. There was a tiny window looking in and the dance school had put blinds up so the kids would not be distracted. Last night they moved us to a different studio with that glass that lets the parents see in but the kids could not see out. We were so excited to finally see her progress and I will admit, I may have been a little over confident thinking I would see my little angel in there acting like the perfect student and just being the cutest little dancer ever. Ummmm...not exactly the case. She was definitely cute in her little dance outfit with her hair up in a bun BUT she was somewhat of a terror for the poor dance teachers. She totally ran her own agenda. While they tried their best to keep her on track and to encourage participation, she just did whatever the heck she felt like doing. On top of it all, she tried to get some other dancers in her camp as well. She was by far the worst behaved tiny dancer in the studio. I said to my husband "they must just cringe when they see us walk in". So, it has become abundantly clear that we are up for our next challenge with the little lady. We really have to get her listening better, respecting more and behaving better in general. She starts school in 11 months and I think we have a lot of work to do in the mean time. She is one cheeky child for sure. Speaking of cheeky, here is the latest in the Piper Shaw Line for Girls. I would say it is reflective of the young lady the line was named after...