Music and More

Saturday AM we headed to music class - the kids were fabulous in their costumes! There was a black cat, a lion, a monkey, and a couple of fairies amongst the group. Of course, our favorites were the flower fairy and the garden gnome! Ella and Ian enjoyed the class, as usual. They love to sit in the middle when they break out the instruments and test all of them out. Ella was feelin' the beat and got her groove on during a couple of songs!


It is always fun to watch the kids when Miss Kelly brings out another box. They can hardly contain their excitement, eager to find out what is inside. This week it was drums!! Ian was so excited. He wanted to grab all of them, but was okay with settling on two.

Later that afternoon we invited a few friends over to help us celebrate Halloween. Kate and Colin brought Ella - Ian was so excited to have a playmate. It is wonderful that the kids are at an age where they can play together. So much fun! Maggie, John, Uncle Jon and Heather joined us later for some pizza and snacks. We had candy to pass out to the trick or treaters, but we didn't get many. No worries for us though - we got to enjoy the leftovers! We put the kids in their costumes again so Uncle Jon could see Ian as the little gnome. Isn't he the cutest? I just wanted to cuddle with him all night. I was shocked that he kept his hat on for most of music class and when we put the costume on him at home. I think the dry run helped - I'll make a note of that for the future!

After the costumes came off it was time for PJ's. The kids had a blast hanging out in the basement. Ella loved Ian's chair he got for his birthday. She just wanted to sit back and observe (probably the full belly of chips and cookies;)! The kids did a good job of sharing the toys. Ian and Ella both loved the truck Ian got for his birthday. Ian was such the gentleman and pushed Ella around since she can't quite master moving herself along. It was so cute!

I think Ian's favorite part of the day was the tunnel! Ella brought over her portable playset and Ian was in heaven. He loved it! I think we scored a great idea for Santa...