It's really not that long. But there are some curls in the back on the left. When it gets wet it goes all the way down his neck. It is also a little long around the ears.
We need a vote.
Trim around the ears or leave it for a while longer?
Can you believe Santa hasn't come for Mr. Elijah yet?
If you want to know which one is for you, let me know and I'll point it out.
(And don't go getting all excited Dorflers/Kelroys/Palasz/Wroblewski/Schneider's---none of the "Santa" gifts are in the picture. They are all hidden in and wrapped different paper! Haha. Tricky!)
I have been super lucky to enjoy music from young years on. My parents played lots of music and because of their influence I have enjoyed many different tones, sounds, genres....
As kids we all played our cassette tape "headsets" on long car journeys. I often played the same tape over and over again. Saturday mornings I would wake to my dad playing music loudly down in the living room. I played the trombone in band class, and LOVED pep band, while allowing myself to partake in jazz band and brass choir.
Though I must admit-I could never sing.
As I grew up.... I continued to learn to love different singers, artists, song writers, musicians. I went to musicals, listened to the radio (and taped the top 9 at 9!) and remember learning to accept country music after my sister introduced me to it when she went off to college. Sometimes the meaning of the song "got me", while other times it was the tone, the chorus or the "sing-along-ability".
As a child I didn't go to very many concerts. The first I remember clearly was HUGE! I stood in line at the grocery store with my mom and sister while we HOPED and PRAYED to get tickets for Garth Brooks. I believe this was a once in a lifetime chance. And it was amazing. Since, I've seen quite a lot of GOOD music-LIVE (I can't remember all right this minute):
-The Bodeans-multiple times
-Garth Brooks
-Indigo Girls (more than 6 times!)-these ladies change their instruments every song-AMAZING
-John Cougar Mellencamp (amazing!!!!!)
-American Idol stars
-Nickle Creek (twice)
-Creedence Clearwater Revival Revisited (also amazing)
-O.A.R.
-Dave Matthews Band
-Chris Issac
-Cher (opened by Cyndi Lauper)
-Mel Ford and West Side Andy
-Howie Day
-Sister Hazel
and maybe more I can't remember....
But I'm not done. Oh no I'm not done. My mom keeps telling me different things she is crossing off her bucket list and I have a few musicians or singers that I'd like to see-that I'd like to experience and cross off my bucket list. I think there may be too many to even mention. I LOVE music and I believe hearing people live is such an irreplaceable experience-even if they play the same song list as they did all tour.
Before I had Eli, my mom took me to an Indigo Girls concert. They may be my favorite artists-I've seen them live so many times and their music does not get old to me and even though they don't "perform" by dancing or changing their outfits....it is their live music I love. I have a passion of singing along with them. Even though I had seen them multiple times....that concert with my mom was an unforgettable experience-from singing along, watching my mom walk towards the front by herself to cheer along, to losing our parking stub...to just KNOWING that my mom bought those tickets to take me (as a total pregnant mamma) as one of the last things we would do before I was a mother. They make live music a love and passion of mine.
Lately I've had this craving. I want to see this singer in concert. I have no real reason. I haven't read up on her. I've enjoyed her music (tho I'm not a huge POP fan). I've liked her songsbut I've growng tired of some of them as they become overplayed on the radio. I have not seen many live performances of her. But for some reason-she has made my bucket list. I don't know if she writes her own music and I don't care. I don't know if her concerts include a lot of her hits or new stuff. I can't say I agree with her "beliefs" as I don't know what they are. I can't say she is most beautiful, meaningful or inspiring. All I can say is that I want to see her. For some reason I imagine dragging some of my favorite people to this concert.
My family....
I can see us out to dinner downtown Milwaukee.
I can drag Andy because he loves me and I keep telling him that she'll probably dance around in semi-nude attire.
I can see my sister and I "cheersing" with my mom before certain songs.
I can see my dad "whooping" it up.
I can see a small smirk on Ed's face when Pink comes out in a small black leather outfit with knee high black boots on. (I'll "cheers" him too!)
And although he may not love any type of pop music or music of this sort....I can see my brother coming along because he can't miss a Schneider adventure.
Even if she doesn't play the guitar (does she? I have no clue).
Even if I haven't researched her background, her political beliefs, her family history, what her tattoos mean....I haven't determined if I'd support her in all of those things.
Even if I am sick of some of her old songs
Even if she sings all her pop songs.. when I want to hear a meaningful, acoustic version.....
I think this would be a FUN concert and would hope she would be a "performer"....and so I have added her to my bucket list.
(Plus she has sang a song with the Indigo Girls! Amazing.)
Who's in?
Watch the video (family-watch all the way through-the beginning is boring-but I believe if you watch all the way through you will see that she could "perform" in just as exciting a fashion as Cher did).
Elijah LOVES the couch. He has been obsessed with climbing on (usually at the same time as Miss Bailee). Recently he has been spending more and more time on the couch but usually he is up and down and up and down and doesn't usually sit still for long enough to get a video.
Take note:
1. He has assumed position just like his father: with remote in hand
2. He will sit there whether he is wearing clothes or not
3. He likes to bounce around on it, back and forth
4. at about 44 seconds into the video-watch carefully-he does his famous "Scary face"
5. Take notice as I pan to the right-Bailee is in total "ready to move, dash, dive" mode-which you can tell by her ears
