Willem's violin teacher has been doing a great job giving us ideas on how to keep our home practice fun and fresh. The kids all played Suzukiland and had different challenges that when completed, they could earn a sticker on their board game. Every half dozen stickers, there was a free spot where Mom was to plan a surprise. Willem has never been so eager to practice. We had a lot of fun on our dates together to the train park and to get a craft project at michael. Another star was a family movie night where we finally saw Toy Story 3. By now we have seen it about 30 times in the following 3 weeks. But movie night is always a hit. And the grand finale of the game was Flynn the Fire Truck. We don't usually buy toys for the kids between holidays and he was regularly asking for Flynn, so we decided that would be the final prize of the game. He was so excited, he even had Flynn sleep with him the first few nights.
As a fun excuse to get the studio together during the Summer, Megyn held a Performance Class. It was the first time Willem performed by himself in a concert and he did great. There are days during practice where I wonder if he really likes the violin or not but that day it was clear how much he is enjoying it. It just reminded me how difficult it is to enjoy the process at times because we often want the outcome with no work on our part. Through this process Willem is definitely teaching me a lot and we have fun together.
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