I Can't Condone This..

...as a piano teacher.
Sitting criss-cross-applesauce at the piano is NOT ok.
But.
1. She was all squeaky clean, fresh from the tub.
2. Those jammies are so cute!
3. She was practicing her piano without being asked.
4. Those little piggies are just precious. Think I'll let it slide... for tonight.

Practice

Makes perfect! Alexander enjoys memorizing and playing by ear rather than looking at music.

Spaghetti in Primary

I thought once my kiddos were in school, I'd have all this creative free time. Granted, I do spend close to 2 hours transporting kids to and from school {I pick up and drop off 4 times a day} but a lot of my creative time is spent doing my church calling {Jr./Sr./Nursery chorister}. It is a lot of {crazy} fun, and I love it. Yesterday, I told the kiddos if they sang really well, that a visitor would come. I pulled out Nettie, who loves her some spaghetti! I tied pieces of yellow, white & blue yarn together, and then as the kids sang, I pulled the yarn from behind so it looked like she was eating spaghetti. Whichever color she was eating determined who sang {boys=blue, girls=yellow, everyone=white}.

I'm telling you, the Sr. Primary boys have NEVER sang so fantastic. It gave me goosebumps!

{Nettie was created by the Silhouette:}

The New Piano Teacher

Alexander asked me if he could give Courtney a piano lesson. He did such a great job, but got a little shy when I turned the camera on. {Courtney found one of my old dance costumes-- it's an Indian Princess with a papoose on the back. My Mother spent hours sewing this lovely work of art. Love ya, Mom!}

Mellow Cello

Alexander has the opportunity this year to play in the orchestra at his Charter School. I always wanted a son to play the cello-- it has such a rich & mellow sound. Alexander was game to fulfill his Mom's wish:)
Alexander is such a well-rounded kid. He loves everything from baseball to piano, scouts to Star Wars, basketball to orchestra, Captain Underpants to primary songs. He is already doing a great job at his new instrument & I'm sure in no time at all he'll be playing Darth Vader's march.

First Piano Lesson

Courtney (I mean Tinkerbell) amazed me today by asking if she could take piano lessons. I've never started a 4-year-old before, but she's definitely ready!