The Mating Dance

You know how some birds or other animals have a sort of mating dance ritual to woo a mate? Jeremiah sort of does the same thing.

The Colton's came over to help us eat pie on Sunday, and Jeremiah went up to Emily (she's 7) and danced his mating dance for her. It's a cute little dance, but he's just so serious when he does it. He stood directly in front of her, stared into her eyes, and started moving his feet in an intricate pattern.

Isaac likes to dance for Danielle, and Jeremiah does too. And Danielle will crack up when the boys dance for her (good positive reinforcement). So I think that's where this started.

Jeremiah seemed to really like Emily, which is why his dancing seemed more like a mating dance than an ordinary dance. He took her hand and led her to his room to play. He gave her long, long hugs (seriously more than 30 seconds long). And he was sad when she had to go.