muscial genius

i hate to be one of these parents whose all like, "ohmygod! look what my kid can do!"
but...well...oh my god! look what my kid can do!
he's been working on the piano for a while now (about a year), and this week, he made the leap. he had the ah-ha moment, and now he can follow along to music (if the letters are printed above the notes) and play it on the keys, if the letters are on the keys. and, best of all, he loves it. it is all self motivated. he sits down several times a day, on his own, and works on stuff. he's very pleased when he can play songs that he recognizes, but also still enjoys improvising, and just pounding on the keys. i just posted a bunch of videos on youtube, of his process, but here is one from the day he got it:

on the day cosmo turned three...

there were
presents (i built cosmo an easel),



friends and family,



more presents,



desserts (carrot cake, chocolate swirl cupcakes),




and prismatic squawker blowouts.




there was
a stray cat,



music,



a pinata (it's supposed to be jupiter),



a bonfire (not pictured),
and a jam session with kid kazooey.



as cosmo was laying down to go to bed tonight, he asked "i'm three, now?" and practiced holding up three fingers.