Playlist

I just realized that my dear children have been adding songs to my playlist. It links up to my blog. -------------- so if some random kid song or other song - like Another One Bites the Dust - which I did not add -- please disregard, turn down your volume or switch to another song! I will try to figure out how to delete songs. :)

KIDS!

mo tab choir

Not your average concert for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!! They really got moving to this African tune!! click below

Todd and I met up with Todd's parents on Monday June 29th for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert at Red Rocks. I guess it was part of our anniversary celebration. We got there really early and got great parking and even got to hear the choir practice. We got up close for that which was great because our $25 seats were fairly high up! We still had a great view in the middle and the accoustics were incredible. What an incredible venue as well! We brought a Subway picnic and had an unofficial tail gating party as the dignitaries passed though the parking lot!!

Right before the concert I told Todd to go get his water bottle filled. He thought that I was being bossy but then he came back after kind of sheepishly. He was in the visitors center and saw Pres Monson coming out of the elevator. Todd was about 20 ft away!! We sat next to our bishop and his wife and saw many people from our ward and stake. It was a wonderful experience!!

Music, Music, Music

.......................................................Todd and the kids had a great jam session with Roger when he came out last weekend. It was so awesome to see Roger and he was so fun with the kids!! They sounded great with their instruments too. Roger brought out his trumpet. It was also fun to hear family stories. I had no idea that Todd walked 3 and 1/2 miles to school and back with a heavy trombone and backpack!!

Roger also told a hilarious story about selling candy and bubble gum to kids at school for profit and then taking all of his hard earned nickels and dimes over to the bank in a glass jar only to drop it on the way, shatterring it everywhere. Of course, he tried to pick everything up but his hands got all cut up and bloody. Then, after collecting as much as he could he walked into the bank with bloody hands and coins, dumping everything on the teller's desk with her looking perplexed and telling him that he had to roll them up in the papers. So, he moved everything over and started rollong!! Sorry - but we were all laughing so hard when he was reminicsing about that!! I think Glenn took over the business after that.

They also talked about their paper routes - which we now really wish that our boys could do. - maybe they will sell candy and gum instead.--One other thing that they talked about was that their music tutor would give them a small candy for each hour that they practiced. Our kids eyes went huge and guess who all are practicing MUCH more than before?!! Oh, for the love of chocolate!

Even Christen has begun to take keyboard lessons from her grandma since they got home. See above - so cute!! This is another added bonus!!!

The Music Man

OK - so we have had alot of music concerts lately but this last one of Todd's was GREAT!! I was totally amazed. He joined the town band this past fall and has had rehearsals once a week. It has been a great outlet for him and a way to bond with the boys as well. He has come home and practiced various songs but I had no idea how wonderful he would sound with a big group. It was incredible! He was in the regular band and then he also was in a seperate trombone choir with just 5 trombones. He actually had a solo part too. I actually had tears come to my eyes because it sounded so good and I was so excited for Todd to be involved it such a talented group. That's my Music Man!!

Brandon and Trevor's band concert

The night before the activities of the last post Trevor and Brandon had their school band concert. it was Trevor's first official concert and they both did very well. It was fun to see them playing together. They both have progessed nicely and we are amazed at how Trevor can play by ear so well - of course we are trying to convince him that reading the music is important too! The band taecher mentioned to everyone that she was thilled to have 3 trombones in the band. Trevor is on the far end.

I put the picture of Trevor and I in since he was hidden by the trombones at the concert. This was taken on a field trip that he had to a musuem. He is such a fun kid to be with!