I have always had a love for music. Singing, playing and listening to music. In much of the same thread as wanting to ensure my kids experience a taste of everything, I want them to experience all kinds of music. This plan so far has worked out well.
The kids like to make musical instruments out of anything, and Jack is frequently playing his guitar and putting on shows for us. This brings back so many memories of the thousands of shows I put on for my own parents. I remember distinctly watching both Jack and Maddie unable to hold still when hearing music.
I even recall Madeline dancing to the sound of John starting up a chainsaw outside....hilarious. Not only do I want my kids to know, love and appreciate music I want them to feel and experience its awesomeness.
I decided that last summer was "free summer" and I had a small goal of trying to find all the fun free things there were to do. That was great fun. This summer however has turned out to be the Summer of Music. It really all started with Jacks love of the Imagination Movers. They truly opened the door for his love of music. The next step was the morning I discovered my kids not only liked Glee, but Lady Gaga as well. WHAT!!!! We watched the Glee version of 'Bad Romance' at least 10 times that morning, and will often re-watch it at least weekly. This was great!! I still catch them singing the tag-line all the time. We then re-discovered the power of live music. Thank you so very much to Koo Koo Kangaroo and the Okee Dokee Brothers. We decided that in the spirit of the theme of Summer of Music we would be groupies for these two bands. Yes!!! It has been so much fun to travel around the twin cities and meet new kids and see familiar bands.
But really when you think about it, who doesn't love music? Everyone has that memory that there is surely a song to go along with. I'm just glad that the soundtrack of my kids lives is starting early, and hopefully will go deep.
