Sunday, April 29, 2012

training wheels off and both hands on the keys

Kate's had some exciting times lately!!  Here's pics from her Let's Play Music recital.  She just finished the second year and she loves that she can play the piano with both hands!  We were very impressed with the 3rd year students and are so excited for Katelyn to keep learning next year.  She has become a very confident and on-key singer, and she's SO cute playing the piano in perfect position.  
 She's always smiling in this class!  It's so fun.
 singing one of their songs
 Here are the cute kids in her class singing the 3 parts of "Don't put your trash in my backyard"

And also, last week Kate decided to take the training wheels off her bike, because she had a goal to be able to keep up with her friends Aaron and Thayne on their bikes.  She was finally ready!  Eric spent an hour or so running up and down the street with her helping her balance, and he totally enjoyed it.  She never fell once!  By the end he would just help her get started and then she would go by herself.
 The next evening she rode for about 2 hours straight, and mastered starting and stopping and turning by herself.  She wouldn't even come in for her favorite dessert!  She was so focused and so HAPPY!
 This is day 4, after she rode 3 miles next to me running with the double jogging stroller.  Hallelujah!  I have a big girl!
 And now she just needs a bigger bike, she's too tall for this one. :)  Way to go Kate!  

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