Trippy does his thing

My Nana Courtney used to have an old friend named "Trippy." I think that was his nickname. Anyway, for years and years and years she had this newspaper clipping of this guy named Trippy, and the clipping was taped to the mirror over her bedroom bureau; it is one of the things I simply "remember" about my Nana's room---that, and all the pictures of Jesus and Mary. I dont know if Trippy was a boyfriend or not. If my mom read this blog, perhaps she could enlighten us with the answer. But, alas, she does not.

The picture of Trippy reminds me of all three of these pictures of Callum. Thank you (seriously) Fred and Amy--this drum set belongs to "Little Fred," and when we were over their house last week for dinner and playtime and beer, Amy and Fred were lovely enough to let Callum "borrow" this until one year old Fred can, well, use it. Suffice to say our little young man was ENTRANCED by this drum set--he really loves playing the drums, and he actually can keep a beat....it is awesome to watch. Even awesomer (although she was napping at the time so I couldnt get a picture) is the way Maira is starting to copy EVERYTHING Callum does....he is indeed her big-brother-role-model. She, too, will pick up sticks and bang the cymbals, snare, etc.

The set has a little pedal for the bass drum....it is all electronic so the little plastic plates make the drum noises. ALSO, you can play drums along to some pre recorded pieces offered by the "set." Callum's favorite song by which to play along is a tie between Gavin DeGraw's "Still not over you," and Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain." We even have a little family band going; yesterday, in fact, for the snow day where we were all home together, Amanda got out her oboe,, I played keyboard, Callum did drums, and Maira walked around withe a tambourine, and we played the Gavin DeGraw song. Callum thinks we are in a real rock and roll band....

One more funny thing--Callum (although not in this picture) usually needs to stop what he is doing in order to get his "rock and roll outfit," which consists of his blacksmithed ring from Santa's Village (he puts it on his pinky) and his green sunglasses. Then, he says, he is all rock and roll.....