The Trumpet

Marc brought home another instrument from Sony last night. He kept it a surprise. The kids were bursting with excitement by the time he came home. They couldn't wait to find out what it would be, plus they were happy about being able to stay up late.

Matthew was hoping it was a trumpet and he got his wish. We all joined in on the fun. I had actually never tried a trumpet before. The kids had trouble getting it back!

We weren't sure if Madeleine could pucker her lips and make a sound, but she did and she was fantastic! It was too heavy for her to hold, so Marc gave her a hand.

Matthew was able to hold it himself. He told his dad he'd "take real good care of it". He liked pushing the buttons and trying new sounds. He also liked polishing and cleaning out the spit.

After all the fun, we cuddled together on the sofa for the Olympics. We watched the women's 200m. We "knew" someone racing. Marc's brother Andy has a son. His son is Aaron. Aaron has a teacher named Mrs. Felix (we're getting close). Mrs. Felix has a daughter named Allyson, who won a silver in the 200m in the last Olympics and who was a contender for gold this time. She got silver again, but it was fun watching her and we felt a "little" closer to it.