A music lesson

Some afternoons, I lose my mind. Please...don't act shocked. It's the "crazy hour"--somewhere between waking from nap and welcoming Daddy home from work, we get a little...well...hyper, cranky, anxious, unbearable...just. plain. crazy. I do my best to "defuse" my little ticking time bombs during this time. We go outside, we read books, we play in the floor, sometimes when I'm feeling super creative we do a craft, sometimes we just stand around and stare at each other...it's not my favorite time of the day. So recently I did something I haven't done in awhile...ya know, just to keep my kiddos on their toes...never know what nutty thing Momma will do next....


I pulled out (and dusted off!) my violin, and gave Grace a music lesson! Now it's been years since I have truly played and my violin is MUCH too big for Miss Thang, but it was FUN! And Grace was really interested in the instrument. Plus it filled the time and kept the children (well..okay ONE child--I think Sam climbed up on the couch during this time and jumped up and down, he had no interest but whatever...) from revolting...
I showed Grace how to tuck the violin under her chin, how to stand (this is actually the first thing I remember learning...), and how to draw the bow across the strings--keeping the bow between the bridge of the violin and the fingerboard...





As you can see...someone snapped pics...our beloved Daddy came home during this time and caught us on camera. We LOVE when Daddy comes home!