Music Class

Today we had our last music class...ever. I signed Maya up for a Musicgarten class when she was 8 months old and we have pretty much attended class every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. ever since. Maya loves music and learned so many songs in the class and really, until recently, looked forward to going. She loved participating in everything and came away having learned all sorts of great music related skills. She amazes me with how many songs she knows in their entirety. We decided at Christmas that we were going to narrow down the number of activities she was doing because she's interested in starting preschool next fall and the money expenditure was becoming too much. Instead she'll continue her dance class as well as swim lessons. We're also going to start attending a preschool play group on Wednesday mornings (basically a co-op group) at the preschool I'd like her to attend. I was a little sad only because this was really the first structured sort of activity we did together. She's ready to move on and really, I am too.

My Kids?

Today, after our music class, Maya asked if we could go to a restaurant. We don't often eat out nor does she really ever request to eat out so I indulged her idea. We went to Neapolis in Lake Stevens and ordered a cheese pizza and a Greek salad to share. I fed Owen while she drew a picture of her Minni Mouse she had brought in then she looked out the window next to our table and told me all about the different cars and people she could see. After we ate and paid the waitress came back over to tell me how well behaved my children were. It's one of those moments that you look around and say, yes, they were awesome today! It's nice when all the pieces fall in to place and we can have a fun lunch out at a restaurant where we can get food that's actually good for us.

"All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.."

Two more teeth made their appearance today (the top front ones specifically). Too bad it was on top of an ookie wet cold Owen had already been battling! Poor guy had a runny nose, congestion, a wet cough and two teeth trying to push through. He spent the day well coated in Teething gel and Vicks as well as dosed up with Tylenol. Of course his humidifier is on full blast. When I walk in to his room it smells like a very damp hospital. Those two front teeth are a bugger! Will get a new 'teeth' picture up soon.

Moving and Shaking!

I set Owen in his crib on his booty this morning while I ran to the bathroom and came back to find him up on his knees chewing on the top rail of the crib. I set him back down on his booty to see if he'd do it again and sure enough he did! This time, however, he sat back down then did it again, then sat down then got up again...he continued this while I put his clean clothes away until Maya came in and decided to join him in the crib.