Chronicles of the Colorado Keltners

Monday, January 7, 2013

Cora's December Performances

This December we had two occasions to be extremely proud parents of our 3 year old Cora. In October, we received the outsanding gift of a family Steinway piano from my great-grandmother's side of the family. Not only are we honored to have this piece of family history, but we get to add to the music making in our home. Cora started taking piano lessons in October from a woman at church and has thouroughly enjoyed learning rhythms and her "tunes". She successfully played in her first recital!

A little nervous

I played a duet with my Daddy! He was the one to play a wrong note :)

"Jolly Old St. Nicholas"

Exhausting day!

Cora's second performance was in her preschool play of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". All the 3 year olds played "toys" in Santa's pack, and Cora was a toy cowgirl! The videos show her introduction and one of the songs. She learned so many Christmas songs this year she could have been a radio station! She really liked hearing about the Christmas story this year too, and one of my favorite Cora quotes illustrates how linked Mary and Joseph are in her mind.

Me:"Let's sing some merry tunes."

Cora:"Can we sing some Joseph tunes too?"

Cora the Cowgirl

"Up on the Housetop"

Merry Christmas of 2012!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Get your pic-i-nic basket!

The weather has been so nice that we went for a picnic at Columbine Park.

We saw a lot of kites, and Cora even flew her own!

The face I got when Cora found out we were out of snacks :(

A messy face, and of course, upside down glasses.

Hollywood Star

Butterfly kite!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Garage Time with Daddy

Last week, Cora and her Daddy went to Home Depot. While they were there they saw a workshop for children who got to practice using tools. So, when they got home, Cora and Daddy practiced hammering, pulling out nails, using a wrench, and using a screw driver. How fun!

Oh, and also the table saw. Just kidding! :)