Music Recital

In the fall, we signed up for Let's Play Music's first year of music lessons - it's a three year course designed to teach children basically musical concepts and how to read music so that when complete the course they're ready to hit the piano running. I have been super impressed with the course and what the kids have picked up. Adam's going to continue with year two, but since Ellie will be eight in the fall, she's going straight to piano lessons, because she has the maturity, the patience and the hand span to take it on.

During our Wednesday class this week, Adam was being a regular old turd, and thinking about the upcoming recital, I decided to bail. I mean, he was going to get up there, he was probably going to cry and refuse to do it and I'd have to go get him and then listen to him cry about how he didn't get to perform their song and you know, I've got other things to fight with him about. Plus today would have been his first actual tball game, and since Tim's the coach, it just made more sense for Adam to stay and do his sports ball, for Tim to use all of the new coaching equipment he bought, and for them to meet us after the show for the cake reception.

Thus, Ellie had plenty of time to shine.

For Ellie, the best part of the recital was that Lexi came to support her, and got to come participate in the puppet show.

Mimi and Poppy also came and so we got to go out to lunch afterwards too (after we ate cake!) Pizza, beer and cake, a perfect Saturday before Mother's Day. And now I don't have to listen to little kid music for a few months.