Wood projects by Dad

Dad made the giant picks on the wall, and mounted the Y brackets on them so we could hang our guitars.  Mom got the Y brackets on Amazon for cheap.  Pretty cool, huh?  And B plays guitar now, not piano. 

Dad also made us a handy dandy Kendama holder.  He has some leftover wood and decided to help us stay organized.  Look at our lovely collection!

Guitar Recital

My guitar recital was this weekend.  I did fine.  I messed up, but just played it again and it worked.  Mom and Dad said they didn't notice that I messed up.  Phew!  But I'm sure my teacher noticed!

Camp Presidio

This year, we spent two nights camping in the Presidio.  It was a lot of fun camping and playing with our friends...oh, and much to the dismay of all the parents, the fire was pretty entertaining....:)  Thanks to Auntie Jen for organizing.  It was awesome.

Let's see...who was there?  Us 4, then Auntie Jen, Uncle Ken, Connor and Lucas, then Auntie Sarah, Uncle Kelvin, Tristan, Logan and Addison...Uncle Ryan and Bella came for one night (they have Baby Julian to get home to)...then Uncle Jarvis, Auntie Irene, and Callan and Ryken....and then Auntie Shan, Uncle Eric, Audrey and Andrew....That meant we had a lot of tents.  

Oh, and I brought my guitar.  That flame one isn't mine, mine is next to Dad.  I'm waiting to build the fire.

Hmmm...sticks and fire....

Of course, we made smores over the awesome fire...

I love smores and chocolate and marshmallows...I think I definitely burned a few marshmallows.

Hmmm...looks a little dangerous, no?

Mom is my music stand.  I played a few songs for my "fans".  

Breakfast.  Notice the fog.

Ready for the hike...where are we going??

Great group shot of the kiddos. Connor, Audrey, Tristan, Lucas, Ryken, Brendan, Bella, Andrew, Callan, Me and then Lucas.  Addison is not pictured.

Then when the parents sat down for their picture...

Do you know where we are going?

Tristan and I are tired, old men...I even have a cane...er, I mean hiking stick.

On the bridge.  I can't see anything cuz of this fog and I'm tired.

Oh, but I was able to smile for this one.

And definitely not too tired for football...not tired at all.

Please, stop taking pictures.  I'm trying to eat my lunch!

And not tired for soccer...

Did you say walk?  No, now I'm tired.  Let's wait for the bus.

Oh, back to the fire.

And still not tired...I'm gonna give rides!

So happy for the fun memories and the new friends!!!

Guitar Recital

I've been playing piano for almost 2 years (really?) And finally, a recital I am in town for!  Here goes nothing!  Do you like?

Memorial Day BBQ and mini guitar recital

With our usual gang, we held a Memorial Day Barbecue...plus a little bday celebration....It was fun.  The most exciting part was playing guitar with Uncle Ken.  Do you remember we went camping last year and Uncle Ken brought his guitar?  Well, after that trip, I started taking guitar lessons.  So when Uncle K came with his guitar, I was ready to play with him!  We held 2 practice sessions in the privacy of my room before we went out to have a mini recital.  We put on a good show, even though there were a couple distractions. We also played a lot of football out front.  My brother and I love throwing the football, but we usually end up fighting over who gets the ball....

I had an angry birds cake.  Pretty cool.

Our family picture....

Cameron and Uncle Ken Perform

Uncle Ken came over for our Memorial Day/my birthday BBQ.  He brought his guitar and we did a little performance for everyone.  We had 2 practice sessions in my room (I had to "teach" him the song) before the show.  I asked him what book he was on....but can you believe he's not using one?  Wow.  What do you think, do we make a good duo?

C on guitar

I've been taking guitar lessons since last October (that's about 7 months now) and I've learned a few short songs.  Here is one that I've memorized!  It's called May Song.  Enjoy!