Wiggles & Giggles

When Owen turned 2 1/2 we started feeling like he really needed some more things to do to keep him busy. We had already begun doing Mommy School which was working but he still needed some more interaction with other kids and he needed some more ways to get his energy out. That is about the time I was asked by one of our church leaders to help another sister out with playgroup, which proved to be wonderful as that is how we got the co-op preschool class started. We also heard about these classes through the recreation centers near our home. We decided we thought Owen would really enjoy one of these. Owen also doesn't have the best motor skills, they aren't horrible but they are a bit behind the other kids his age so we wanted something that would help him with that. So, we signed up for Wiggles & Giggles a class for 2-3 year olds that had fun songs, finger plays, parachute play, gymnastic play, dance, instruments and other fun things like that. And, Owen loved it! Every Monday morning he would inform me we had to go to, "wiggles and giggles with Ms. Karen" it was cute to hear him talk all about it. He did really well and since it was a Mommy & Me class we had fun together as well. I was a little worried about what to do with Benson, but he seemed to like it too. He would just sit in his stroller and watch all the other kids run, dance, and play. He was so sad to stop going when the class was over. We will have to sign up for another one soon:) Owen's favorite things were the instruments and the parachute. He absolutely loved them. He has such a love for music, I feel inadequate to know how to foster that. I'm not very musical and Ryan is a little but really, he LOVES it and he is constantly wanting to make a song up. He will get a big bowl out and spoons and be a drummer or he does really well actually. The other day he said the funniest thing, he said, "I'll play a song and you dance!" this was in a very demanding tone. What a silly little guy. We sure do love him a bunch! Anyway, Owen had so much fun in class and here are a few pictures of him one day. We had a bunch of pictures but all are blurry except these two since he was always on the move.