she's gonna be an alto

if caroline were to write a book titled, big sister perks, chapter one would surely be called "always having someone to sing to". when amelia goes mobile in the months to come, i will not blame her for crawling away with all her might from "twinkle twinkle little star" being sung to her yet another time! :) but for now, she willingly (and happily) listens. last week, ethan stayed in bed a little longer after naptime, so i was able to record caroline singing with no interruptions. and she kept wanting to sing. and i just kept recording. :) i am refraining from posting all 6 videos here, but they are on my flickr account for your viewing pleasure.

caroline's first number is "zip a dee doo dah"... like she does with most longer songs, caroline gets stuck singing a portion of this song in a loop. i was actually surprised that she looked up at me as if to say, "mom, i know this song goes somewhere. help a girl out!"


one of caroline's favorite songs is "oh be careful little eyes". she loves to point to each body part as we sing about it, and mommy even added in little sound effects for more fun. :) the first 7 seconds of this video is evidence that amelia is an incredibly tolerant child.


well, i turned off the camera, and caroline wasn't finished singing. (i thought i could skip to the last verse and be done!) so here's one more verse of "be careful little eyes" followed by a little catechism practice. (wondering about catechism? read this! the third paragraph is especially helpful...)


caroline's sweet cousin karina already has a beautiful little voice and can carry a tune very well for an almost 3 year old (i'm not a bit biased!). and since caroline is well on her way to being an alto, i think we'll be hearing some duets for years to come!