Music Day

First things first...I gave up on the last post after trying three times to upload pictures. It's just not happening. The good news is I haven't given up all together so, here is a new post.

The GA Music Hall of Fame has an excellent children's music program once a month. We go as often as possible. W was comfortable from the beginning--joining in on the group movement activities and doing a little open-mic time without pause. L has warmed up a little more each time we have gone. The first time she wouldn't leave her stroller--now, on the flip side of that, she participated in open mic! They are both amazing and they have one proud Mama!

The Music Factory is the children's section of the museum. There are a variety of instruments for the children to play with including drums, tambourines, maracas, piano, and other things I can't remember the names of. They also this super slick slide that W and L love--seriously it is slick, you fly off when you get to the end. The music program is lead buy a children's musician named Pam Blanchard.

In this collage, L and W are strumming the guitar, playing the music wall, playing their harmonicas, and playing the drums

W singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

L singing Isty Bitsy Spider. You have to listen very closely to hear her, even in the mic, but she is singing. She was so proud of herself, as was I.

And the Dynamic Duo perfecting their harmonica duet

The Long Drive...

was definitely made more enjoyable by W's dancing. We traveled to MD for Christmas to visit family. The drive was very long and very worth it. W and L had a great time playing with their cousins and staying hotels. They also very much loved the snow! Well, after the initial hatred b/c of frozen fingers, that is. L refused to wear gloves and W took his off to pick up the snow. After the first 5 minutes they were fans! L also did not like that the snow came up to her thigh and she had a really hard time walking in the deepest parts. Their favorite part was being thrown into the piles and making "snow seats". I will post pictures, they just wouldn't up load for some reason. This video is way better than any of the pictures though.

Christmas

W and L making cookies for Santa who came the Saturday before Christmas

"Christmas" morning watching Prep and Landing before getting out of bed to discover that Santa came. We were waiting on the grandparents to get into position with their cameras.

What a day...

a wet, cold day to be exact. We stayed home nearly all day Saturday--aside from a trip to the grocery store where my children were perfect angels despite the time being just before lunch and nap. After the grocery story trip, lunch, and nap (this has a very loose definition); W and L did Christmas crafts, built towers, made banana muffins, and watched a movie. I have a few things hung around the house from W when he was less than 2--he loved craft time. But, L doesn't really have anything so Christmas craft time was a must do!

Christmas crafts involve glitter--YIKES! It only comes out once a year because it takes nearly the whole year to get all the glitter up. W and L decorated snowflakes, Christmas trees, and circles as their little hearts desired. L had a blast. She was very serious and thorough with each of her projects. W really just wanted to deal in glitter, which made a BIG mess for me to clean up. The big clean up is totally worth all the fun.


W and L start off the Christmas crafting



Check out the mess!

W and L building their towers while waiting patiently for supper

W mashing bananas for banana bread. They both love to help bake. L is a little too helpful at times, but fun nonetheless. The both enjoy measuring, pouring and stirring

W and L eating popcorn while watching "The Race to Witch Mountain". L kept sneaking banana muffins, too.

And finally, the Christmas art for 2009

Reindeer Run

Saturday morning we got up, bundled up, and headed to Macon for the annual Reindeer Run/Santa Stroll with our friends, the Smiths. It is an annual fundraiser for the children's hospital in Macon. This was W's and L's first race (W is ready to do another one--I think we will in Jan.). We did the stroll which was 1 full mile including hills. W did great...as soon as Santa waved the flag to begin the race, W was off. He ran most of the way. Of course, he'll tell you he ran the whole thing and that he won! L ran a little, walked a little, and got carried a little. She gets a little nervous in large crowds, but I think she would have ran the whole way with W otherwise. The most exciting thing for L that day was SANTA! She just kept watching a him and pointing to him and whispering his name.





...and he's off! ( you see him, he is the littlest one in red)

waiting for us at the finish line.