Lola surprised Dan with a new blanket for the couch! We have had a blanket on our couch for 3 1/2 years that is small, and not the softest blanket to curl up with. When Lola was born, one of the blankets we received was from Bezba, a locally owned company that is run by two moms. It is the greatest blankie, and we got to thinking, "Why should only babies have soft blankets to snuggle with?" So Lola :) and I splurged and bought a larger one for Dan. She LOVES it!
Lola, hanging out on the new blankie.
I bought Lola a pots and pans set to play with in the kitchen. Every time I am in the kitchen, preparing lunch or dinner, I pull out her pans and she "cooks" too. I know she's not into imaginative play yet, but she is DEFINITELY into noise, and these can do just that! She bangs them together, on the floor, and is now experimenting with sounds that they make on the oven and fridge too!
As for "real" instruments, Lola has a few instruments that I get out almost every day for her to play with. She gets so excited to use them. Some days, I also put on music that we listen to and she plays along for awhile, but then has to put them down so she can bounce to the music too!
She recently learned how to use the cymbals and just loves how noisy they can be! 
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Wait until she realizes what kind of noise the maracas make when you hit them against each other... and then the exposion of beads that follows. My morning preschool class has gone through a few sets of the Melissa and Doug maracas and tambourines this year... :)
So love the new posts. Love Lola and her parents.
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