Melodies

Last weekend we got a great gift. A friend loaned us their cabin outside Sisters, Oregon. It was lovely and peaceful, probably the most relaxing vacation we've been on since Riley was born. So refreshing.
There was a piano in the corner of the main room, and Riley was soon pointing us over there regularly. Many of you know that we have a piano, but a combination of business and laziness has caused it to be buried underneath books, papers, computer disks, and many other less important things. Plus it's in our study, which Riley rarely visits. And thus, she has only played our piano a handful of times. So this was a treat.
She loved touching the keys lightly, then pounding them and squealing. She'd catch our eyes with a twinkle in her own as she made her own little melodies. For a musical mama and papa, it was pretty heart-warming to watch out little Bean make her own little music. We chimed in with some on-the-spot lyrics, which, as you can probably guess, Ryan is pretty good at (good=entertaining). Soon I was both singing and laughing. Fun moments.