The Kelsey's

Here is Hannah playing “We Three Kings” for the 13th Sabbath Program at Church last week.  I particularly like her use of tempo to add some drama to the piece.  See it for yourself.

We would appreciate it if you would let us know what you think about our videos. The filming was done by a family friend, Alex, on our tripod. That’s why it’s not so shaky as when ‘Dad records’.

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Here is a video of Laura leading out during the Cradle Roll section of the 13th Sabbath program at church on 12/29/07. I am using QuickTime because it is supposedly a better quality video. Let’s see.

Let me know what you think. Add a comment if you want to chime in.

Have you seen that symbol all over the Internet, but you don’t know what it means or what it’s for? Well I made a short (7+ minutes, short for me) video showing you what to do with it. I wasn’t able to add comments on that page (I’m still learning about this blogging stuff…). So here is a blog entry where you can add comments about what you think, and if I could’ve done something different to make it better.

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Last week we went for a little sight seeing. Hannah’s piano teacher and her husband have put together a high tech light display. When we pulled up there was a sign by the end of the driveway that said, “Tune in to 90.3 FM for a message.” So we tuned the stereo in the van to that frequency and heard a welcome message. It greeted us and wished us a happy Christmas season. We were also told that there would be three selections for us to enjoy.

The first one began and the 10,000 plus lights that we saw flickering wildly as we drove up made much more sense now as we realized that they were synchronized with the music we were listening to. And if the FM micro station wasn’t enough, and the synchronized light show is just blasé for you – how about posting the light show up on YouTube so you can share in our experience from anywhere in the world!

Here is the first one:

This is called “Christmas in Sarajevo.” Did you check it out? This was actually the second song, but the first one isn’t posted on YouTube, sorry.

And if that wasn’t enough Christmas joy and you are wanting to see the third piece performed – check this out:

After each performance we applauded (inside the van with the windows closed, of course).

We hope you can get a touch of what it was like for us. We parked right in front of the end of the “Merry Christmas” sign in the front. This was shot by Mr. Partell from across the street. Let us know what you thought and Hannah can pass on your thoughts to her teacher when we resume after the break.

This is a first attempt at publishing a video on our blog. We are using Revver because it allows you to see some links to products – if you go there we will make a small commission. This will build up a fund to help the kids. They may even make a part time job out of videos, who knows. So don’t be afraid to try something new. This video is exactly that – something new (well at least for us).

He will watch things on TV, he will watch video tapes, he will bring you a DVD and ask, “Wanna watch Boo Koo Mommy?” <> We have two TV’s in the house and sometimes they are being used. (Not so much since the X-Box caught fire… more on that real soon.) So we will put a DVD on the computer for him to watch.

He loves this and has figured out how to get the DVD in the tray (sometimes with some scratches, so technically he’s not allowed to do it himself). And to keep himself from being distracted he has found a perch from which to enjoy the show.

There isn’t anything nearly as exciting as having the action right up close and personal. It takes some doing to get up to that vantage point. He needs to get into the chair. And sometimes it is a good distance from the desktop. No matter. It’s not worth climbing down to readjust. Besides, that’s too many steps. Instead he will get on his tippy-toes on the edge of the chair and stretch out until he can reach the desk and some how manage to transfer his weight so he can get up on the desktop. Just off from his right knee there you can see one of the speakers. This often needs tweaking. You have to try it at full volume, then silent so you can know the range in order to get to the most comfortable place somewhere in the middle.

He has such good posture. As you can see below, it looks like he’s trying to emulate Junior’s tractor technique. These are scenes from one the the more recent Veggietales videos called The Wizard of Ha’s. Maybe you recognize it. I home I’m not violating any copyright laws by publishing these revealing photos. I did give credit, so I think I’m in the clear.

I’m not sure if you can get some perspective on how close he is, so here’s another angle.

At least it’s not a CRT monitor with all that harmful radiation bathing over his little body. And I’m sure somehow having to follow the action by moving your head around in all directions can only help his core strengthening and give him superior reaction times for his reflexes. Besides, you can only imagine the fit he throws if you try to pull him back down to the chair. He’s at the age where things have to be done his way, in his order, to his particulars, or there is a melt down. Ritual is very important and to disrupt it is a gross violation.

These pictures were shot back at the beginning of November, but I’m still catching up with my blogging.

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Whatever you do, don’t let it expire!

I renewed the domain and in minutes we were back, live, on the Internet.  It’s good to be back.

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