Fiddlin' Dan

I took the kids to the library to see a special guest artist, Fiddlin' Dan the Mountain Man. He was not only a fiddler, but a storyteller and very good with the kids. There weren't very many kids there, though, so Cat and her 6-year old friend Makenzie benefited from most of his attention. They were the first to volunteer and the first to assist, even when Fiddlin' Dan didn't need any assistance. But they had a blast.

He called up almost every child in attendance to help him form a jug band. Jack was one of the first up front, and I was a little nervous when Fiddlin' Dan handed him a stick and moved on to the next volunteer, leaving Jack unattended with a weapon. Jack did pretty well, though. He proceeded to bang on each "instrument" he found...

and there was only one close call with a sweet little girl next to him.

Cat played the washboard...

and sang back-up.

Once the show was over and the other children had dispersed, I released Eliza.

She decided she needed a turn too.