The Singing House

I have decided that we have a "singing house." No--our house doesn't burst into showtunes at any given moment. Instead, those of us living here seem to sing all the time. We sing before bed and we sing while we're playing, or cooking, or just doing whatever. Just yesterday, Whitney crawled over to the toy bins, pulled herself up so she was sitting on her knees and started singing to herself while she was playing with the toys. I loved it! And, it occurred to me that a 10-month old doesn't know to sing unless she's been taught. I love that she knows how to sing! Kallie loves to bring her copy of the Children's Songbook over, select a song, (she knows several of them by their pictures), and ask me to sing it to her. I recently realized that I actually know most of the songs in that book!

Also, a while back, I realized that Kallie has memorized every song we've sung during her bedtime routine. So, I decided that I would start singing one of the Articles of Faith songs every time she went to bed, (including naps). She loves this because she gets 3 songs, instead of the usual 2, and I love it because she's learing to sing them! Last week, I started with the 1st AoF and Kallie had it memorized within a day or two and sings it by herself now. She has even started asking for the Faith song because she likes to sing it!

I'm really grateful that we have a singing house. I'm grateful that my sweet husband isn't afraid to join in the fun as well. And, I'm really glad that my girls are learning to love music.