Dancin' Dancin' Dan-cin'!

I couldn't get to my camera quick enough yesterday - I would have totally interrupted the moment. I need to just set up some camcorders to truly make every moment of Elizabeth's life captured on film. Darn it! I'll do my best to explain what Grandma & I witnessed first hand.

It started with Elizabeth spying her TMX Elmo in her toy box. Until last evening, she has wanted absolutely NOTHING to do with the TMX Elmo. I pulled TMX Elmo out of the toy box and put him on the floor. I pushed his stomach and he did his shaking, laughing, and somewhat creepy thrashing thing. Elizabeth jumped up on the couch as he thrashed about, but giggled - a first that she hasn't just pointed at him and shouted, "No Elmo! No!" When he was done, she wanted to see him do his thing again. We would take turns pushing the button on his foot and every time she would run up and sit next to me on the couch while he thrashed about - a safe distance away.

At some point, she noticed that Dancing with the Stars was on while we were waiting for the tip of the NCAA National Championship. She picked up her TMX Elmo by the hands/paws and like the couple that was dancing at the moment, she began doing the Viennese Waltz in really rather good time with the music - Elizabeth and Elmo hand-in-hand turning round and round. They stopped when the music stopped. The couple kissed at the end of their dance - as did Elizabeth and Elmo. Then Elizabeth stood, with Elmo by her side, her arm around him, facing the TV and awaiting their scores. They did quite well. 10's across the board.

Perhaps I am too addicted to the TV...