Bugz and Fish

All this week the multiage classes have been polishing and then performing BUGZ, a musical about bugs. Both twins had a part and they did great. Lou Lou had the first line of the play: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, katydids and katydads! We hope you enjoy our show! It's the best we've ever had!" She used a big voice and said it slow. She did so good, and I think it worked for her to have the very first line so that her part was over with before any nerves could settle in during the performance. She was dressed as a ladybug and so cute!
Bear had a solo part in the firefly song. He was dressed as a firefly and sang, "One light will be a light for peace." He held a flashlight under his chin and did a great job on his part. Both the twins enjoy singing so much and it seems to come natural to them.
Although Birdie has been sitting up for awhile, she has not been real steady until the past couple of weeks. During bathtime, I've been letting her sit in one of the other kids' laps. The twins can hold her and bathe her at the same time, which means I just sit and watch (which gives the twins a little responsibility and me a chance to chill). For some reason, I don't like giving baths anyway so if someone else knows how to do it, that's great. I don't know why I don't like giving baths because it takes no time, but it feels good to sit and watch the twins do a little of the work for just a bit. Also, the baths around here are always all different combinations of children. Sometimes it's all three girls, sometimes it's only the first three kids, sometimes it's separate showers for the twins and one bath for the baby girls. The latest combination that really works is Lou Lou and Bug with Lou Lou bathing Bug, and later Bear and Birdie with Bear bathing Birdie.
Tonight the baby girls took a bath together and Birdie was sitting up. She got on her stomach and suddenly got so happy. Birdie is usually the most laid back child. In the bath, she was acting like a fish that finally got back in the water. She was kicking and spinning around and having a good ole time. When she's on carpet, she does the belly crawl (army-man crawl) to get around, so she was doing this same thing in the bath. Because she and the bathtub were both so slippery, she kept inching forward and then sliding back. Because of all her motion, every toy she was trying to reach kept moving away. She never got upset and was very persistent. It was fun to see her so happy and active and excited! What a cute little fish. Bug kept washing Birdie's back over and over using soap and more soap. Bug likes it anytime when she gets to be like a big kid.