I am very fortunate to come from a very musical family. My Dad and sister are musically gifted each playing multiple instruments.  I enjoyed singing when I was younger, belonging to both the Ottawa Children’s Choir and Ottawa Chamber Choir.  Here at our house there is always music playing in the background.  Usually the local classical station or occasionally some of my husbands music.  We often sing with Abby in hopes that she too will have a fondness for music as she grows up.  Recently a friend of ours ordered some musical instruments for her little girl and asked if we wanted to get some for Abby.  I was very excited and ordered one of each for her.  They consisted of a shaker egg (seen in the photo above) a bell in a cage (to prevent little lips or tongues from getting cut), rhythm sticks, and texture boards.  Abby was almost as excited as I was to see her new instruments.  Right away she grabbed for the shaker egg and began to shake vigorously. A large smile crossed her face as she heard the wonderful sound she was making. Success! A musical maestro in the making!