Cuddle Up Time

Cuddle Up Time started tonight at church. I absolutely love this program. If you aren't familiar with it, it's similar to Kindermusic. It's geared for infants through age 3. Tonight, we sang, danced, beat drums (coffee cans), waved scarves, and shook 'jingles'--little bells on a stick. Each child has a parent (or two) with them. I think I'm the only mom juggling two kids. Anyway, it's so neat to watch the kids learn and grow. Sam couldn't even walk when he started Cuddle Up Time last fall. Tonight, he had all of us marching to a song and he was beating his own drum for the first time without my help. The kids get to pick how we dance, where we bang our 'jingles', etc. Tonight was Nolan's first time to Cuddle Up Time. Holding him made it a bit difficult to dance with Sam, but Sam didn't seem to mind and Nolan was enthralled with everything. He was really tired from being on a nap strike all day, but he was still fascinated with Cuddle Up Time and just kept smiling.

My favorite thing about Cuddle Up Time is that it wears the kids out! It is nice and quiet at the Baron household tonight! TJ's preschool program doesn't start at church until October, and that's fine. He's too tired from school to notice. Hopefully, in a few weeks, he'll have his new sleep schedule down and be functional until 8:15 p.m.

Miss Cookie, the children's ministries director, does a wonderful job. In fact, she does a great job with all of the programs she heads up at church. All 3 of my boys just love her. Whatever they are paying that woman, it isn't enough!!!