Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Emet drum progress videos

Wow, Emet is really loving the drums!  (And guitar, bass, piano....)

Here are a couple of recent videos.  He's been keeping time amazingly well for his age, and the last week or 2 he's been experimenting with left-right sticking on the drums, fills going around the toms and then crashes, and... he's even started doing quarter notes on the hi hat and doing the snare on every other beat!  He also likes to sing along, and seems to really get where the fills and build-ups in the songs come.  Really exciting to watch him learn, experiment and grow.

Here he is rockin to "Potty Time" from Elmo:


Here he is first doing fills around the toms and crashes:


And here he is playing to The Wiggles - notice how at several points his right hand is hitting the hi hat pad on quarter notes, and his left hits the snare every other beat.

Mid-July photos and videos

Hello everyone!

Here's a mish-mash of the last few weeks in photo and video....

CHICAGO WEDDING TRIP:
Here are photos of Bonnie's cousin Anna's wedding in Chicago on July 4th weekend:

New earrings!

potty training in the windy city

knife training in the windy city

selfie training in the windy city

Shai & family met us for brunch and a walk

cute kids in the hotel elevator



cute kids at wedding reception at the Art Institute of Chicago

Emet captivated by the band



VIDEOS:
Dancing at the reception:




Emet loves pretending to sleep and saying "surprise!"


FUN AT IKEA:

Who knew Ikea could be a free gigantic playground for the kids while parents sit on a demo couch?!  (We're getting Eden a loft/ bunk bed soon)








Friends' Wedding in Atlanta:

Our friends Misha and Julia got married last weekend.  Here's Emet dancing at the drum circle reception!


Zoo with Daddy:
Ahava preschool was cancelled for a whole week due to a water main break!  So I got to take the kids to the zoo Wednesday:






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