I do miss being able to sit down at the piano and play to my heart's content. I remember when I was pregnant with Accalia I daydreamed about putting the baby down on a blanket and I would play the piano and entertain her, soothe her, etc. Well, that never happened because Accalia didn't want to be put down! That's much more likely to happen with Cole since he likes to be put down and kick around and try to crawl for a bit. But to have the chance to sit down at the piano with my hands and arms free to play? Nah!

Here's what it's usually like. Accalia loves the music from the Nutcracker, so that's what she requests of me. So I sit with Cole in my lap (and now he tries to play along) with Accalia sitting by me and trying to copy what I play. She's actually pretty good. She captures the spirit of the peace. If it's a fast, bouncy piece, she's hitting those staccato notes like a pro. If it's a dark, slow piece, then she's hunkered down over the keys making it moody.

I do really hope our kids have a love of music - talent optional :) I took piano lessons for about 12 years, so I'm fairly proficient. Cory tried his hand at guitar and played trumpet in the school band. So, we have a piano, a keyboard, a trumpet, a guitar and harmonica for Accalia to play around with. And she does. Drums aren't necessary since she'll turn anything into a drumset :)

And if anyone has ever been to our house, they've seen our collection of cds. Accalia loves to dance to just about anything. She went through a huge Dixie Chicks phase, and she loves it when Cory shows her how to headbang to Linkin Park. I'm not a singer, but both kids (when babies) just love(d) to hear me sing Nat King Cole.

There was always music in our house, too. You could gage my dad's mood by the music he had playing and whether he was singing along to it or not. His music of choice was either classic country or the oldies. And wouldn't you know it, I can recognize a ton of those songs.