Saturday morning we skipped art class and I took the kids to Symphoria's Halloween music concert. They do such a great job for kids. The theme is superheroes, so all the music is theme music from superheroes movies and TV shows and everyone wears costumes, including the musicians. The kids don't even recognize the music but the conductor does a great job of helping the kids think about what might be happening in the music--is the hero in trouble? Is he flying high? Is there a battle scene or a romantic part? He encourages the kids to yell out their answers and ask questions. It's also very laid back, so there are kids talking and babies crying and people going up and down the aisles to the bathroom. Also before the show there is an "instrument petting zoo" where there are instructors on lots of different instruments who show kids what they look like and let the kids play whatever they want. Both the boys played the violin and thought it was really cool, so I'm thinking about how and when to get them started with that.

Saturday Theo had his friend Chase over to play. They have similar temperaments and play styles but the most striking similarity is their huge smiles. They had a great time (especially when Beckett was gone to bike with Daddy).