Last Saturday
we took Aubree to the Orlando Ballet. Aren't we fancy and cultured? (Don't worry, I won't be offended if you laughed at that thought.) A friend discovered that they have a special "Family Series" of ballets geared towards kids ages 3-9. These ballets are only an hour long. We saw "The Little Mermaid." Before the show began there were a variety of activities for the kids (and there were TONS of little girls in pretty dresses running around); Aubree got to see how a tutu is made, get a picture taken with "real" ballerinas, and get her face painted. She was anxious for the show to begin and seemed to enjoy the dancing, but it was definitely a good thing the ballet was only 50 minutes long. 
About 45 minutes in, she started asking to leave. I'll be honest and admit that although I did enjoy the ballet, I reached my limit around the same time as Aubree. Part of my problem could likely be attributed to trying to contain and entertain a squirming, tired, and noisy 10-month old.
Speaking of Bryce, he continues to amaze me and demonstrate that he's moving out of the baby stage. This week he started clapping (well - he's trying to clap) and the next day learned his first sign - "more." Considering how much Bryce likes to eat, is it any wonder that he learned that sign first?
As the week's progressed he's begun to realize the power of that sign. When I give him a food he especially likes, his eyes get big and he'll bring his hands together over and over - "more, more, MORE!" Today he was playing with blocks. I put a bunch on the shelf of his changing table to he could stand and play with them. Generally speaking, Bryce's all-time favorite game is the "throw it overboard game," so I expected that's what would happen to those blocks. Imagine my surprise when I looked up and noticed he was taking the blocks and carefully leaning over to put them back in their basket! Putting things away?!? Maybe he's more like his dad than I ever realized!
we took Aubree to the Orlando Ballet. Aren't we fancy and cultured? (Don't worry, I won't be offended if you laughed at that thought.) A friend discovered that they have a special "Family Series" of ballets geared towards kids ages 3-9. These ballets are only an hour long. We saw "The Little Mermaid." Before the show began there were a variety of activities for the kids (and there were TONS of little girls in pretty dresses running around); Aubree got to see how a tutu is made, get a picture taken with "real" ballerinas, and get her face painted. She was anxious for the show to begin and seemed to enjoy the dancing, but it was definitely a good thing the ballet was only 50 minutes long. 
About 45 minutes in, she started asking to leave. I'll be honest and admit that although I did enjoy the ballet, I reached my limit around the same time as Aubree. Part of my problem could likely be attributed to trying to contain and entertain a squirming, tired, and noisy 10-month old. Speaking of Bryce, he continues to amaze me and demonstrate that he's moving out of the baby stage. This week he started clapping (well - he's trying to clap) and the next day learned his first sign - "more." Considering how much Bryce likes to eat, is it any wonder that he learned that sign first?
As the week's progressed he's begun to realize the power of that sign. When I give him a food he especially likes, his eyes get big and he'll bring his hands together over and over - "more, more, MORE!" Today he was playing with blocks. I put a bunch on the shelf of his changing table to he could stand and play with them. Generally speaking, Bryce's all-time favorite game is the "throw it overboard game," so I expected that's what would happen to those blocks. Imagine my surprise when I looked up and noticed he was taking the blocks and carefully leaning over to put them back in their basket! Putting things away?!? Maybe he's more like his dad than I ever realized!Oh, are you wondering about the post title? That's Aubree's take on the last line of the song "Ye Elders of Israel", more commonly understood as "of Ephraim to dwell."
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Your kids crack me up! Honestly, do you really need to know any other signs once you learn 'more'? I think not.
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