Songs and Dance

Ever see that chick flick "Music and Lyrics"? It starred Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Basically, the storyline was about former 80's has been pop star who was the given the opportunity to revive his name by writing a song for an up and coming singer. Along the way, he falls in love with his unlikely writing partner. The movie featured some great songs that were very reminiscent of the 80's music genre. Our three children love dancing to the songs, and on some nights, we have "dance parties" where we blast the music and dance around in our pyjamas.
It's hilarious to watch their individual styles as the three bounce around the room. Devlin will literally jump all over the place while trying to snap his fingers and sing the song at the same time. Very uncoordinated. Ceilidh on the other hand, brings a graceful approach to the dance as she fluidly waves her arms and shakes her hips and then twirls around on the spot. Aisling simply bops her head and upper body to the beat. Sometimes, in copying her older sister, she will raise her arms and also twirl around and around until she falls over in a dizzy heap.
Ceilidh loves to dance. The other night, I caught her in the kitchen dancing to some song on the radio when she should have been eating her dinner. She's quite good at the dancing. (Okay, I'm her mother, I'm allowed to think she's good at dancing.)
Devlin loves to sing. He is an enthusiastic singer, who belts out the latest song he's learned at school without hesitation. The other night, we sang "Down By the Bay" with each verse becoming more funnier than the last. We're working "Michael Finnigan" now. Unfortunately, Devlin is unable to carry a tune in a bucket, much like his father.
Aisling? She's a singer. Unlike the other two, she is always singing or humming. Her daddy thinks it's because he always sings to her at naptime. Perhaps. I've noticed she hums "Twinkle twinkle little star" as she falls asleep at naps. In the bathtub, she loves "Row row row your boat" and "Wheels on the Bus " is her favorite action song. But she may even be more musically inclined that the others as I've listened to her compose her own song at bedtime. She is most content and happy at night, when she's snuggled against me. With her soother in one hand, and the other hand patting my cheek, she sings, "Mommy, mommy, my mommy. Daddy, daddy, my daddy. Mommy, mommy, my mee-mee (referring to her soother). My mee-mee, my mee-mee..."