The Circus is in Town!

I am loving how the kids reenact all the fun events in their life lately. After we dogsat for a few days, they created dog food, water bowls, and beds for their stuffed animals. After watching Milo and Otis, their stuffed animals had puppies and kittens. After seeing the dog show at Purina Farms this week, they created an obstacle course in our living room for their animals. Now it's the circus. Some friends gave us tickets, and my in-laws took them to the circus last night. Since they got home pretty late, they weren't able to tell us much about it. But today, we got to see it through their eyes. It was very fun to see how they interpreted what they saw.

 

Meet Curly the Clown. He is perfect for the job!

 

 

And Little Sissy, Tightrope Walker and Animal Trainer

 

Little Sissy's best trained lion jumping through the fiery hoop

 

The whole crew: Curly the Clown, the Mistress of Ceremonies, and Animal Trainer/Acrobat

Spring Recital--The Classics

Big Sissy had her third piano recital a few weeks ago. This first was very casual--in a coffeehouse. That was a good way to start out, in my opinion. The second was a Christmas recital in a nursing home. That was fun because the residents loved seeing the kids and singing along. This third recital was very formal. Big Sissy's teacher wore a tuxedo, and the students got all dressed up and each played a classical piece. They performed at Steinway piano gallery, where they sell pianos worth more than our house. I'm sure the owner was a bit nervous as the students came in and tickled the keys to see what it was like to play such a nice piano.

I was so proud as Big Sissy flawlessly played Irish Washerwoman AND still sort of remembered to smile when she was done. I love listening to her use her gift. Unfortunately, there were so many students and so little space that we didn't get to invite the grandparents this time. So...this is for you. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujuh_XNP454