Last Saturday my band performed in our ward Variety Show. I sang lead and played bass and guitar. Note the Primary mosh pit in the videos below:
First song was a medley of Elton John songs (Tiny Dancer, Your Song and Yellow Brick Road) our bassist Ben arranged:
I switched instruments with Ben, and so played bass and sang. Much to my chagrin, I discovered that the low E string on my bass had gone flat since the sound check in the morning, so I had to adjust the tuning on the fly.
Second song was "Just What I Needed" by The Cars. I switched to guitar:
Last song was "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers:
Friday, March 21, 2008
Saturday, August 18, 2007
10-year anniversary
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| San Juan Island 2007 |
Jenna and I took the week before Susanna's sealing off to celebrate our 10-year-anniversary. We left the kids with Grandma Parker and had a full couple of days on San Juan Island off the coast of Victoria, BC.
Tia Becky in Cali
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| Tia Becky |
After spending most of the month of July in Utah, we invited Becky to finish out the month with us. She was here for Susanna's adoption, the longest SF excursion we've ever spent (got home past 11pm), a balmy drive over the mountains to the frigid, foggy beach, and even got to meet Susanna's birth mom.
Yosemite
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| Yosemite 2007 |
After seven years of never quite getting it together to make it to Yosemite National Park, this year we finally did it. It required getting up early and manning the computer in January (six months before the actual trip, when reservations become available), but we were able to secure prime camping spots on the valley floor for ourselves and three other families in the ward.
We spent two nights and had lots of fun.
Variety show
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| Variety Show 2007 |
June 9, 2007
Madame Foobottomme and the Stickmen made their annual appearance at the Los Altos Ward Variety Show again this year.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Sunday, November 05, 2006
IDEO Halloween party
IDEO Halloween Party
Also, be shure to check out trick-or-treating pics added to the Halloween 2006 web album below.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
IDEO Picnic
Following the Primary temple trip we headed to Flood Park in Menlo Park for the annual IDEO picnic. This year's theme was Sweet Tea Jamboree, which meant lots of southern food and Cajun music.
It also meant kids activities, including music . . .
. . . eating . . .
. . . face painting . . .
. . . eating . . .
Who knew Abby would be such a big fan of mussels.
. . . biting balloons to hear them pop . . .
. . . hanging from fingertips . . .
. . . and swinging.
It's enough to wear any kid out.
Primary Temple Trip (May 19)
Abby's primary had a trip to the temple the morning of the IDEO picnic. The temple was hopping that Saturday morning and we had to park down the hill behind the temple.
While the primary caught some shorter movies and a tour or two, the rest of us saw the new Joseph Smith movie. After the movie was done, the sister missionaries opened the doors, and as Jenna and I assembled our paraphenalia we realized that Louisa had escaped. I found her around the corner peeking out from behind a display.
First Trip to the Beach (May 15)
The girls headed to the beach with some friends, much to my surprise (I can count the number of time's I've been able to persuade Jenna to accompany Abby and I to the beach on two fingers). I recommended San Gregorio Beach, a nice little spot halfway between San Francisco and Santa Cruz with a slow moving river that empties into the Pacific (and is significantly warmer than the ocean).
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