Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
A Christmas Folk Song
Sophie, in her first "public performance" on cello, plays "O Come Little Children"...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Sharing a Song That Makes Me Smile
Don't frown that I first heard this song in a commercial! This is a simple melody, winsomely sung. I had to look it up on You Tube and spread the cheer! (We certainly need distraction from the SnotFest going on at our house.)
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Fa la la la Loo
Friday evening, our family and nine other friends braved the cold to go caroling in our neighborhood. After singing at eight or nine houses, we sat by the fire, warming up with hot cider and popcorn.
Logan apparently liked the idea of caroling. We caught him the next day singing in a rather unorthodox setting...
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
Logan apparently liked the idea of caroling. We caught him the next day singing in a rather unorthodox setting...
Monday, December 17, 2007
Christmas Program: Ukrainian Bell Carol
Sophie and Kristin:
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
The boys did not play specifically Christmas music, but they performed their current piano pieces. Click on the thumbnails to watch the videos:
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
The boys did not play specifically Christmas music, but they performed their current piano pieces. Click on the thumbnails to watch the videos:
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Christmas Program: Lucy's Debut
Five-year old Lucy, daughter of Max and Nancy, played publicly for the first time last evening at our church Christmas program. I enjoyed her playing so much that I asked her mom for permission to post this video:
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
German Ingenuity
James alerted me to this video, and I'm posting it especially for the enjoyment of my nephews among others.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Busy Baby
Edited: I removed the links to Dropshots. The site is not working properly. I think that the company is going down.
New Skills
New Skills
Tonight at the supper table, we spent a lot of time laughing at Logan's cuteness. We joked that he was the entertainment for the entertainment (Sophie). Part of the time, he shrugged his shoulder to his chin, looking down with a little smile, then looking up as slowly as he could to fix his eyes on someone with a twinkle in his eye.
There is nothing more sweet than hearing the little guy sing. And he is now starting to enjoy pretending. When he brings me an empty container, we both dip our fingers in to "sample its contents" while "chewing" noisily.
There is nothing more sweet than hearing the little guy sing. And he is now starting to enjoy pretending. When he brings me an empty container, we both dip our fingers in to "sample its contents" while "chewing" noisily.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Pachelbel Parenting
This is the second time that I've seen a video at Smockity Frocks and embedded it in my own blog to share! My whole family enjoyed this:
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Piano Recital
The kids had a piano recital on Saturday and in the stress of getting everyone out the door in time, I forgot the camera. The children played well over all, but each one got a little more flustered than in previous recitals.
Sophie played well and even emoted more at the keys with the awareness of the audience. I had to smile to myself, though, when she played her second piece an octave higher than written. When she returned to her seat, I asked her in a whisper if she realized that she had played it higher. She smiled, saying no, explaining that she felt soooo nervous when she played.
Matthew walked swiftly up front, sliding onto the bench, his hand starting the piece before his body came to a halt! Of course, his head was not "in the game" and the piece unraveled. He just started over again and then played fine.
Evan became dismayed when he got up to the piano and realized that he could not back the bench to his preferred distance from the instrument due to a step in the way. He did look rather cramped, and the close quarters appeared to cramp his style as well. He was shaky in his playing at first, but then settled in to the performance and finished well. He played the pieces that he performed in the recent competition and added the second movement to the Kuhlau Sonatina as well. He just began practicing the second movement after the competition, and I was impressed with how quickly he learned the movement and even memorized it!
While each child struggled somewhat with the performance, it still was a good and positive experience.
Before the recital, I debated whether to attend bringing Logan. Usually babies and recitals do not mix well. I decided to try it, even if it meant standing in the hallway the whole time. Logan weathered the hour and a half recital beautifully, and I only stepped out into the hallway with him for the last two performers (and still could listen through the open doorway while he crawled around.) It was cute how he was able to pick Evan's pieces out of the line-up after hearing them for so long. He started smiling with the familiar music and rocking in time.
Since I forgot the camera, I recorded the kids performing their pieces today. Evan just played the second movement of the Kuhlau Sonatina for this session. It became a game of concentration. Hear who won: Evan or Logan?
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sophie played well and even emoted more at the keys with the awareness of the audience. I had to smile to myself, though, when she played her second piece an octave higher than written. When she returned to her seat, I asked her in a whisper if she realized that she had played it higher. She smiled, saying no, explaining that she felt soooo nervous when she played.
Matthew walked swiftly up front, sliding onto the bench, his hand starting the piece before his body came to a halt! Of course, his head was not "in the game" and the piece unraveled. He just started over again and then played fine.
Evan became dismayed when he got up to the piano and realized that he could not back the bench to his preferred distance from the instrument due to a step in the way. He did look rather cramped, and the close quarters appeared to cramp his style as well. He was shaky in his playing at first, but then settled in to the performance and finished well. He played the pieces that he performed in the recent competition and added the second movement to the Kuhlau Sonatina as well. He just began practicing the second movement after the competition, and I was impressed with how quickly he learned the movement and even memorized it!
While each child struggled somewhat with the performance, it still was a good and positive experience.
Before the recital, I debated whether to attend bringing Logan. Usually babies and recitals do not mix well. I decided to try it, even if it meant standing in the hallway the whole time. Logan weathered the hour and a half recital beautifully, and I only stepped out into the hallway with him for the last two performers (and still could listen through the open doorway while he crawled around.) It was cute how he was able to pick Evan's pieces out of the line-up after hearing them for so long. He started smiling with the familiar music and rocking in time.
Since I forgot the camera, I recorded the kids performing their pieces today. Evan just played the second movement of the Kuhlau Sonatina for this session. It became a game of concentration. Hear who won: Evan or Logan?
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