Musical Boy

Shane LOVES music. He sings constantly. He has a great memory for songs that Nana, School, or I sing to him.

Carrie and I were very surprised when he started humming "In the Hall of the Mountain King," though.

For one, it's classical. There are no words and it's a more complicated tune than most kiddie songs.

Second, the only place he's seen it is on Little Einsteins.

Shane was spot on. Carrie started humming it with him and leaving out notes for him to fill in. I ran to the other room and pulled the song up on YouTube. I only meant for Shane to listen to it, but he was drawn to the music (and computer) like a moth to flame. A grin split his cheeks, he hopped up, and ran laughing to the living room.

I was smart enough to catch part of it on camera. I love to hear Shane laugh.

My parents banned my brothers and sisters from joining band after my aborted attempt (they politely asked me to stop practicing right away!). I wonder if Shane is going to be interested in picking up an instrument early.