Max tends to go through phases. One of his first phases was cowboys, then came dinosaurs, then Thomas, then primates. When he’s in a phase he’s 100%. So when he was into primates he started becoming fanatic about climbing everything. He climbs trees, of course, but when he’s inside I’m one of his favorite climbing objects, and sometimes a door will do just as well. I guess it makes sense that he also likes gymnastics. This last year he took a pre-gymnastics course and during the last class Jana was able to take some clips of their activities.
Elisabeth has just finished her third year of ballet with the annual end of the year recital. After the jump you will find a video of the performance for beginner level 2. I thought it was beautifully done. We’re very proud of her progress!
If you would like to see a few photos you can find them in the galleries. Once on the gallery page, click on the “All Categories” button on the bottom left, then look for the category “ballet recital.”
Also, we haven’t said much about it, but over the past year Jana Continue reading…
We took our first family vacation in a long time during spring break, enjoying a week with grandma Terry in Phoenix, AZ. Perhaps the highlights of the trip included our encounters with creation. Continue reading…
Someday I may create a special page for family and ministry videos but for now you can watch this clip of Jana and Max sledding in my parents’ pasture with about 30 miniature horses.
Here’s a very short clip from one of Jana’s Music Together at Trinity classes from last semester.
This week will be the second week in the winter session (four sessions per year). She got lots of positive feedback from her fall classes. The further into the Music Together program she gets, the more she likes it. I’ve been trying to get her to write up a short reflection on why–we’ll see if she can find some time in the next few months.
Jump through for exciting news about Jana’s Music Together teaching…
Village Church of Lincolnshire begins their annual Christmas program, “The Hanging of the Greens,” with musical offerings from the children in the congregation. This year Elisabeth and Max performed a duet of “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Continue reading…
This video is an edited version of a discussion taking place on the program “Caucus: New Jersey with Steve Adubato.” Lili Levinowitz is the coauthor of the Music Together curriculum. In this discussion she talks a little about what Music Together is but mostly she’s addressing the value of music in general in terms of raising emotionally intelligent children. Continue reading…
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