Music Musings

This morning in the car we were listening to classical music while we dropped Clara off at school and went to Leona's final speech evaluation- she no longer qualifies for speech YEAH!!! Leona had some very interesting comments to make about the music.  She was really into it.

At first she told me that this music was her favorite and then after a pause we had the following conversation.

L: This is where the girls come out.
Me: What do you mean?
L: This is where the girls come out to do the dancing.
Me: Oh, I see.  What kind of dancing are they doing?
L: Dancing
Me: Do you think they would be doing fast dancing or slow dancing?
L: Fast
Me: Do you think they would be doing smooth dancing or crazy dancing?
L: Fast. No smooth dancing.
Me: What kind of clothes would they be wearing?
L: Dresses.
Me: Oh really, what color?
L: (Pauses) Purple

After we came out of the evaluation there was a more intense piece of music on and Leona told me that the song was "mad and scary". She also told me that the dancers of a third piece were wearing blue.  It's so fun to get a glimpse into what she's thinking and what her personality is like.  She is clearly moved by beauty in many forms.  It's fun to see this at such a young age.

Magical February ❤️💙💜💛💚

Leona knows that her birthday is in February and she is obsessed with it. She seems to be envisioning February as a magical place. She keeps telling me that she wants to go to February. In the car the other day I heard her tell Clara, "I want to go to February. There are toys there." Which is kind of true for her. 

1st Movie in a Theater/Thanksgiving Break

This is Leona's unofficial, official photo face, especially if she's in snow gear.

Over Thanksgiving break we made Christmas ornaments, like always.  This year dad made a "face book" to represent his internship; mom made a "Keep Austin Weird" tie-dye ornament; Eliza made Y mountain; Clara made a Christmas tree; and mom also made a Mudbud Superbuddy ornament for Leona for the year. Aunt Cambrie and Uncle Bryce came over and made ornaments as well which made it even more fun.

It also snowed during break so everybody got their snow gear on and played in the snow.  It was a nice, relaxing break.  For Thanksgiving dinner we went up to Bountiful to eat with Great Grandma and Grandpa Roueche along with Cambrie, Bryce, a few of dad's cousins, and their kids.  Also there were Uncle Jacob and a couple of his roommates whose arms were twisted into coming to eat with the extended Roueche clan rather than eating MREs.

One of the fun things we did was go to the movies.  We saw "The Secret Life of Pets", which was not awesome but the kids liked it and the candy that we ate during it.  Leona was enthralled by the giant screen and loved everything about the experience.  A bonus was that when we came out of the theater it was snowing like crazy, which the kids loved.  

Dance Devotional

Earlier this month we went to the BYU Dance Devotional. Leona was mesmerized by the dances but a couple of times complained that the music was too loud.  I'll remember that when you're a teenager Leona.

1st Trip to the Dentist

Leona went to the dentist for the first time this month. She loved it because they turned "Superbuddies" on for her on the tv screen above her head. :) No cavities!

Halloween 2016

Most enthusiastic Halloweener ever. Last April when we went to visit G & G Smith in California I checked out a random movie from the library that I thought the kids would enjoy, and man was I right.  The movie was Superbuddies (Shown below) a straight to DVD B-movie that is a spin off of AirBud. We have since discovered that it there are many "Buddies" movies and have also seen: Snowbuddies, Treasurebuddies, and Spacebuddies. Leona was Mudbud, the green puppy.  She told anyone who would listen that "I am Mud-a-bud." Really adorable.  She wore her costume all day on Halloween and has worn it many times since.

Eliza was Officer Judy Hopps from Zootopia and Clara was Rosebud, the pink Superbuddy.

Fire Station Visit

The Orem fire station puts on a pretty great Fire Safety event and we went this year.  Leona was interested in two things. 1)The free cotton candy they were giving away and 2)Touching all the things she wasn't supposed to touch.