Music Camp

All week this week, we have Madison signed up for a music camp at the Funderful World of Music, a neat place we discovered right here in downtown Gainesville. The class is described as thus:

Four one-hour classes for child and adult caregiver. Mother Goose is on her way to an important appointment when her goose mysteriously disappears. She gets many friends to help her solve the mystery of his disappearance before it’s too late. As children interact with the story’s characters, they engage in singing, dancing, instrument play, rhythmic movement, piano skills, and fundamentals of music. High energy and loads of fun for child and parent.

Our host, Mrs. Pam, was incredibly good, and engaging with all the children. Madison was immediately responsive, learning percussion and rhythm, as well as low and high notes. Mommy, Daddy and Madison had a good time together today, along with several other families. We played fun games, used different musical instruments like bells, the piano and castanets, and just had a great time. Underneath it all, we as parents could see the underlying lessons being taught. Madison left with a balloon and a smile, and can't wait to go back tomorrow with Mommy.

After our class, together we went down to the Cracker Barrel to eat a big lunch. It was a nice occasion, and we even spent time shopping in their store afterwards. It was a little too hot to spend too much time outside on their rocking chairs, but we did rock for a tiny bit before moving on.

Today was partially a work day for Daddy, who had to proof things - and Mommy was very helpful in collecting costumes for the new series as we shopped at Goodwill again for new material. We got some great stuff for the church!

Anyway, we got home and did some homework for music camp, and then played a game of concentration (or memory) that Daddy made a few days ago. I cut out a bunch of "Alice in Wonderland" cards to see if Madison could turn them over and match up. The first round she played was stunning! You should have seen how she remembered exactly where each card was. Amazing!

Afterwards, we decided on popcorn and a movie because we were all sort of tired. We popped in "Muppets Wizard of Oz," which we thought might be cute. It wasn't. In fact, it was dreadful! We love the Muppets, so don't get me wrong. Movies like "Muppets in Space," "Muppets Christmas Carol" and "The Muppet Movie" are all really great movies. Mommy and Daddy have even watched seasons 1-3 of "The Muppet Show" on DVD before Madison came to stay with us. So we're big Muppet fans. But this movie we couldn't even finish, and once the popcorn was gone, Madison lost interest pretty quick!

The thunder is rolling in yet again, and the rain pouring down. It's a rainy night in Georgia, but Mommy and Daddy will get a good night's rest.