Seventh-grade family dinner was an odd hybrid of a seventh grade dance, a family dinner, and a PTA meeting. Dinner was catered by a local restaurant and was delicious. Desserts were donated by parents and I had to keep my kids from going back for fourths. :) The dance part of the evening included dance competitions, a hula hoop contest, and several popular group dance songs. For some reason, Trey did not come get me when they announced a parent-child dance contest. He did try to soften the blow later explaining that only the girls asked their parents to dance in the contest. :) Trey had a great time but it became a little bit odd for Joshua and me to be sitting and watching the whole time. It did allow us to have a good time observing all of the other kids and their parents. One little boy especially made me smile as he was probably a kindergartner following the every move of his seventh-grade brother. One teacher did make Joshua's day when she asked him if he was a seventh ...