favorite things
the girls and I have some favorite things. one is to go to Ralph’s World concerts. Another is to go to concerts at XM radio in Washington, DC. I went back and forth on whether to make the trip this year (we did last year, but had the added bonus of seeing Rob who was
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 3
During the night, it actually snowed! None stuck to the ground at the camp, so the kids were disappointed. I got up before the kids to go buy some coffee and hot chocolate for us. Once we were warmed up, we headed over to Eden Hall for buffet breakfast. The sun was shining, making breakfast
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 2
after a night of lots and lots of rain, we woke to the LEAF “Family Campground” noises outside our tent. We dressed quickly and headed to Eden Hall for the breakfast buffet (priced by weight). We ate on the screened porch, which was really quite cold. The grounds had gotten pretty muddy during the night,
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 1
friday morning started off miserably. Nothing went right. The girls and I finally got on the road at quarter to 11 — I had been hoping to leave around 9. Remembering my illness following eating at Taco Bell on our trip back from Texas a week previously, we decided to stop for lunch at Moe’s.
uncle ralph
Back in 2002, when Camille was four and Chloe was an infant, Rob was a member of eMusic.com. One night, he and Camille went searching that site for alternatives in kids’ music…we were SO tired of the drivel we had been listening to over and over. They both really liked music from a Chicago kids’
Milkshake at Jammin’ Java
Less than a week after our last journey there, we headed back to Jammin’ Java, this time to go to the CD release party for Milkshake. Unfortunately, the UPS guy couldn’t find Lisa’s house yesterday and there were no new CDs available. Instead, Lisa gave a price break on the DVD and gave away posters
Robbie Schaefer, chloe’s bff
With Robbie’s big news this week, we knew we had to get to the Robbie Schaefer kids’ show at Jammin’ Java this morning and wish his safe travels. Robbie is heading to Uganda this evening for a wonderful kids’ music exchange. To read more, visit Robbie’s blog. The show at Jammin’ Java, though a Sunday
banjo to beatbox at wolf trap
Thanks to Facebook, I realized that Cathy and Marcy would be at Wolf Trap today, performing in their “Banjo to Beatbox” series (I think all day I wrote it backwards — apologies!). We arranged to meet there with a French coworker of mine whom we never met up with while in Nice last week. I’d
Kindie Brooklyn
For the third year in a row (2007 and 2008), we headed to Brooklyn to the gathering of the “kindie” music scene, now called now called kindiefest. What fun it was to see so many of our favorite musicians and our online friends all gathered in one spot! The girls got the chance to participate
DC Concerts
DC was hopping this week for kids’ music. We just couldn’t fit it all in! We went to Jammin’ Java in Vienna TWICE, once to see Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and then again for Rocknoceros’s big PINK! CD relesae party. We went to the most awesome of venues, the White House, where we took in
Rockin’ Out With Uncle Rock
Last night we headed out of the heart of DC, straight into the heart of Philly. The hotel is wonderfully located, so we left the car there and walked over to World Cafe Live after swimming and breakfast. WCL hosts a fantastic series of kids’ show called “Peanut Butter and Jams” and it seems everybody
more music
This weekend at Eddie’s Attic, Ellis Paul came to play! We’ve seen Ellis there before, but the crowd was thin. This time the house was packed! We are so excited to see so many people come out on a Saturday afternoon for a kids’ concert. It is such a relief to us that people are
robbie, robbie schaefer
yesterday, we were so excited to get to see Robbie Schaefer put n a kids’ concert in Decatur! He’s one of the Kids Place Live (XM?Sirius 116) DJs that we love listening to. Instead of being ten hours away, he was only ten minutes away, performing some of his kids’ music live on stage. It
Sunday in Baltimore
Our ZipCar reservation started at 10:30, so we had a little bit of time his morning to get breakfast and get packed for our overnight trip to Baltimore. We ended up with a bright red Jetta, that the girls just loved! On the way to Baltimore, we stopped at Target to get (yet another) swimsuit
City Saturday
We headed out around 8am this morning and stopped at the bagel place to get some breakfast. Only one guy was doing everything, so it took us quite some time to get out. By the time we walked the two blocks to the bus stop, it was just about time for the bus to come,
Music Saturday
This morning, we listened to a wonderful Kids Place Live speical, Ellis Paul and Robbie Schaefer together in the “real Tall Tree.” (If you don’t know what that means, go get a trial XM subscription and find out.) When we walked into Eddie’s Attic for a Gustafer Yellowgold show, we were greeted by the sight
SteveSongs Came to Atlanta!
I think I first heard of SteveSongs when I picked up one of his CDs on the “used” table at the library. That was years ago! We listened a bit, but were still held by gravity on Ralph’s World and not ready to begin our adventure yet. I think the next we hear Steve was
Dirty Sock Funtime Band
Wow, how has a whole week gone by since we went to the concert at the Ferst Center! Again, Rob found a concert that I had not heard of. I think I’m losing my touch. He forwarded me a mail of the upcoming concerts at Georgia Tech, which included this one featureing The Dirty Sock
Ralph’s World XXIV
I haven’t made an exact count, but I think this was something like our 24th time to see Ralph’s World in concert, not counting Bad Examples shows, house parties and when we see two sets/concerts on the same day… And we never get bored! Well, Camille might be starting to get bored by it all,
GBK Gwyneth
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