My son is taking piano lessons now - a gift from my sister who runs a piano studio. He's an enthusiastic and capable student, and he's found his theme song in "Ode to Joy."

He plays it, over and over and over.

My youngest has a special dance she does to accompany his efforts on the piano. It is like that arms crossed, legs kicked out in front Russian dance, with twirling breaks built in. It is very entertaining, I must admit.

Donna the Dog thinks this is just a little too confusing, and barks and runs in circles when the kids start up their act.

Of course, my oldest can't have the younger two be the center of attention, so she immediately goes into her "Hey mom, hey, hey, hey, mom! Hey, mom! Mom!" routine while I'm trying to supervise so that the dog doesn't knock the dancing kid over.

Even with all the crazy, it just doesn't get much better than this.