The Nitty Gritty

Hi family! It's been a great October so far! Isaac had a UKEtoberfest on the UCM campus. He hosted a middle school from Blue Springs. The middle school teacher presented to the undergrad students about what it is like to run a ukulele class. Isaac was very happy about this because it validated a lot of what he has been saying about the power of the Uke for music ed. They did a "Uke or treat" where the kids had to go around and do a trick on the ukulele (play a chord, do a strumming pattern, pick a melody, etc.) for a treat. They ended the event with a Uke play along. It was a blast. Woot woot. Isaac also received a grant from the university to start building a Music Maker Space. It was only $1800.00 but it is a start.  William is so much like Isaac!! He made his own Halloween costume (King K Rool), started writing a song, and makes up all kinds of songs, rhymes, and noises while doing his homework to keep him focused. It's the coolest thing to watch your childr...

Hi family! We've been busy celebrating birthdays and partying hard around here. Now that it's behind us, we're looking forward to the FALL--playing four square on the driveway, riding bikes, taking walks, making soup, Booing neighbors (BeenBooed.com) -Remember doing this 25 years ago? and creating. Oh! And playing on our new Nintendo Switch that we won in a Southwest contest. Isaac entered in 5 emails everyday and his mom ended up being the lucky winner! So awesome! The crazy thing is about 10 years ago, she won an Xbox. So if you ever need to win a contest, contact the Lucky Lisa!  Van's 9th Birthday! Theme: Shadow Link Activity: Quest written by Isaac with homemade costumes to boot Cake: Vanilla cake with vanilla frosting and vanilla ice cream on the side. Present requests: Amibo cards, Infinity gauntlet Interview with Van: What makes you happy? Video games and William What makes you sad? When people laugh at me like when I get hurt What is your...