Picture by Evan
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
View in the Van
Our recent road trip involved four long days in the van. Snapping pictures with the digital camera proved to be an entertaining way to pass some of the time.
Matthew shared some of his Crayola Model Magic with the other kids.
Duck by Michelle
Plate by Sophie
Sophie and Logan used a water-filled pen to color pre-painted pictures (Rose Art Aqua Pix). When they lost the pen, I had them use a wet wipe. Logan also colored with Color Wonder markers and paper.
Playing with a reed...
Next time: When Logan got a little stir-crazy...
Matthew shared some of his Crayola Model Magic with the other kids.
Duck by Michelle
Plate by Sophie
Sophie and Logan used a water-filled pen to color pre-painted pictures (Rose Art Aqua Pix). When they lost the pen, I had them use a wet wipe. Logan also colored with Color Wonder markers and paper.
Playing with a reed...
Next time: When Logan got a little stir-crazy...
Monday, July 28, 2008
Recital on Steroids
Last week our family drove to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend our church denomination's international conference.
Earlier in the summer, I had asked the children if they would be interested in performing at the conference, and they said yes. I submitted audition videos for each, and they were scheduled to perform in the "Entertainment Night".
About a month before the conference, Evan sliced his left pointer finger rather severely. I thought he was making a sandwich in the kitchen, but no, he had decided to cut a large jicama and the knife slipped. (I now agree with Logan's opinion of jicama recorded in the sidebar.) After an E.R. trip and stitches, Evan practiced piano with only his right hand during twelve days until he could get the stitches out. Thankfully, his shortest piano piece was requested which he knew quite well and could quickly get up to speed.
When we arrived at the conference and I saw the size of the crowd in the auditorium (1,600 people), I wondered if we had made a good decision.
Picture by Drew Gordon
Earlier in the summer, I had asked the children if they would be interested in performing at the conference, and they said yes. I submitted audition videos for each, and they were scheduled to perform in the "Entertainment Night".
About a month before the conference, Evan sliced his left pointer finger rather severely. I thought he was making a sandwich in the kitchen, but no, he had decided to cut a large jicama and the knife slipped. (I now agree with Logan's opinion of jicama recorded in the sidebar.) After an E.R. trip and stitches, Evan practiced piano with only his right hand during twelve days until he could get the stitches out. Thankfully, his shortest piano piece was requested which he knew quite well and could quickly get up to speed.
When we arrived at the conference and I saw the size of the crowd in the auditorium (1,600 people), I wondered if we had made a good decision.
Picture by Drew GordonHowever, the children remained unflinching in their desire to perform and when the time came, they played well.
As a child, I remember sitting at a piano, ready to play in a small recital, but losing my nerve to play and walking away. How humiliating!
Sophie did have a hiccup in her playing at the beginning of her piece, but she looked over at her brothers and continued on beautifully! I'm glad that she had the experience of not letting a mistake affect her nerves and the rest of the performance.
I fought with my camera to record the kids' playing in the low lighting and unfortunately did not catch the very beginning of Sophie's piece, but here is the video:
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Ten other "acts" performed in the program, including this wonderful bagpipe player:
Photo by Drew Gordon
As a child, I remember sitting at a piano, ready to play in a small recital, but losing my nerve to play and walking away. How humiliating!
Sophie did have a hiccup in her playing at the beginning of her piece, but she looked over at her brothers and continued on beautifully! I'm glad that she had the experience of not letting a mistake affect her nerves and the rest of the performance.
I fought with my camera to record the kids' playing in the low lighting and unfortunately did not catch the very beginning of Sophie's piece, but here is the video:
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
Ten other "acts" performed in the program, including this wonderful bagpipe player:
Photo by Drew GordonSunday, July 27, 2008
Rest Stop Recreation
Picture by Evan
Picture by Evan
Picture by Evan
My Favorite Shot!
Picture by Evan
Kiss!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
Please visit this Picasa album to view the adventures of Tyranny the Tyrannosaurus who was left behind by my nephews, Seb and Oren, but found his way home with a little help from some friends. (Click on slideshow to view.)
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