New Ukulele

Leah and Kate have a ukulele that grandma Mary found at a garage sale years ago. They play it all the time but it is COMPLETELY unable to hold a tune! Well, I was going to get Leah a good one for her birthday.....didn't happen. Then we were going to get her one for Christmas...didn't happen. Then last week her good friend Cooper brought his ukulele over and played a few songs for us that he is learning in his ukulele class. After he left Leah could not stop talking about it!!!! All week!!!! She wants to take lessons NOW! I called the teacher today (group classes) and convinced him to let her give it a try( he usually takes students age 7 or older). She starts tomorrow. Dave spent the afternoon playing every ukulele at the music store to choose the best sounding one. Leah is so very pleased. It's been a very long while since I have seen her so excited about something. She played it all evening learning how to hold the pick and a few strumming patterns. Then she went to bed with it next to her so she can play it again first thing in the morning. This could be the beginning of many ukulele posts!