The Turkey Song---Video

Here is the video to The Turkey Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUiNw5EKDtY

Morning Walk

In the mornings I go for a walk. It covers about 1.25 miles here in the neighborhood. Lately I've had one of the kids with me during the walk. Today I had three that wanted to go: Colette, Bridget, and Frederick. Picture #1 is of the three a little before the half way point. A little past the half way point, Colette decided to walk ahead. Near the end, Bridget joined her-(picture # 2). Frederick is a real trooper on these walks. He walks most of the way, but wants to be carried for a few stretches too. Today, on Beauregard Street, he decided he wanted to run! (picture 3). With the children, my pace is not as brisk as I would like it to be, but it is well worth it to share their company and conversation.

Bernadette's Birthday

Tonight we celebrated Bernadette's birthday with family and friends. We also celebrated Frederick's again while we were at it. The May 2 Greatest Day celebration was immediate family only.
Bernadette had a great time and enjoyed playing with friends and cousins.

I made my debut as a children's entertainer, performing 2 original kid songs and one cover. I wore a funny Groucho glasses/mustache disguise for one of them. Then Colette made her singing debut, performing a classic CCR tune with me on guitar and Lauren on drums. It went over really well, and I had an offer to play another show!

I was really proud of Colette. She did a good job and didn't seem nervous at all. We worked the song out in just a few days with very limited rehearsal time.

I was very happy for Bernadette too. It turned out to be a very special day for her.
I'll try to post some pics here in the next few days as well as uploading Colette's performance. In the meantime enjoy "Macaroni The Super Pony"

My Drummers

Bernadette, our 5 year old, received a set of drums for Christmas. She had talked about it for months. Her favorite Beatle is Ringo, and thats why she wanted a set. Last week Ringo was on Larry King, promoting his new album, "Liverpool 8". Lauren taped the segment for me, so the three of us watched it. When Ringo started singing, Bernadette started crying. We asked her what was wrong and she just pointed to the television saying "I love Ringo!"
Tonight me and Lauren were in the living room. She was practicing her guitar and I was reading something about pentatonic scales when we heard the drums in the other room. Lauren said it sounded like Frederick, so I went in there, and sure enough, he's standing there banging away. I helped him onto the seat and he kept playing. I clapped and he looked up, smiled, and kept playing without stopping. I run to get my camera and start snapping away. By this time, our 4 year old, Bridget comes in, and asks if she can play so she can get her picture taken too. I tell her yes, as soon as Frederick stops. He stops about a minute later, throwing the sticks down and running off to his next adventure.
Bridget starts playing, and I take some pictures. Naturally, Bernadette comes in and has to have a turn too. After all, they are her drums. In a matter of minutes, the session ends.
My experience has always been it is most difficult to find and keep drummers. Look at all the trouble Spinal Tap has had. How nice it would be to have 3 in the family. Of course, I probably need a sizable supply of earplugs, but it might be worth it.