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 When Lilly was 9 months old I put her in Music Together with Miss Madeline.  We had a great time and I made a lot of mom friends that were very supportive and amazing as we all entered motherhood together.  I still keep in touch with most of them.  We loved crazy Miss Madeline so much we had her come to Lilly's 2nd birthday.

 

 Fast forward 3 years and I'm back in music with Miss Madeline but this time I have Ella, Luke, and Gabe.  Taking 3 kids to music is much different than 1!!  All the moms sit with their one child, dance holding their child, hug, kiss, and cradle their child.  Then there's me...  Gabe doesn't move an inch from my lap, Ella follows every direction and song perfectly, and Luke is a bit unsure but loves the balls and instruments so he waits until the time comes to use them.

Luke isn't sure how he feels about the scarves but he usually participates.

 Gabe, on my lap, frozen.

 Madeline feels like family since I had Lilly in her class for 2.5 years.  She makes me feel comfortable and all the kids love her.

 The hardest part of class is when the parents stand up and dance holding their child.  Gabe won't put weight on his feet when I try to put him down, Ella wants to be held to dance, and Luke cries on the floor until I pick him up.  Usually I end up dancing with the twins and Ella dances beside us.  Breaks my heart in two.

The instruments are the best part according to the kids.  Luke literally jumps up and down clapping when she goes to get the bins.

 My three babies enjoying music...

Lilly wants to go so badly.  She's in school during the class but the next time she's off from school on a Wednesday, I promised her she could go with us. Madeline adores Lilly and is dying to see her.

It's not easy taking all three kids but it's so nice to get out and watch them interact with other children.  These three are all fairly quiet and reserved and I can see as the weeks pass by that they are slowly but surely coming out of their shells (except Gabe!).