Zoo Train

If you've been following the blog for a while now, you already know how much fun Christopher (and his mommy) have at Kindermusik every Tuesday. Well, yesterday we began our summer session and Chris has moved up to the next level called "Our Time." It's truly amazing to see my "little baby" in a class with two and three year-olds. And there is such a difference between kids in that age range that sometimes you can feel out of place! But little man fit right in with the big kids as they began the summer theme called "Zoo Train" (is there any wonder why CJ enjoyed it so much? animals? trains?). Even though the mommies come to this music class, we play a less involved role as the kiddos are so much more independent. Chris even got to make a craft (see monkey above). If you know me as an early childhood educator, you might know that I am not a big fan of these cookie cutter crafts but it didn't really matter yesterday as I watched my little boy color the body of his monkey blue and purple. So cute! Summer session is only 5 weeks and I think we will savor every class... Today we joined some friends from the 'hood over at the OP Farmer's Market for some food, fun, and music. CJ donned his bathing suit and splashed with the big kids in the sidewalk fountains while we listened to some banjo music in the shade. One time, Chris got drenched and then walked up in front of the performers to show off his dance moves. He even got some props from the lead singer! While we were there, we ran into a couple old friends and got caught up on the goings on in the lives of our children. Post splashing, we joined our neighborhood friends at Papa Keno's for some yummy (yes, even by east coast standards) pizza and a recap of the US victory in the World Cup. It was a fun morning, but now we need to savor the air conditioning for a few hours!