We try to keep life simple for the boys (and for us) during the school year…they each only do one extracurricular activity. Over the summer, though, I really wanted to tap into their gifts and let them explore their creativity with artistic lessons.
Jonas and Xander love art and are interested in pottery, so I signed them up for a one week evening camp in July with Martha Booysen at Nashville Children’s Art Classes. Jonas took art classes with Mrs. Martha a few years ago…she’s amazing. I’m so excited for them!
I signed Roman up for drum lessons. He has always had a special penchant for the drums. When he was in preschool, I brought him to a vocal rehearsal with me in the church…he amazed the piano player by playing the chimes at the beginning and end of the song in perfect time. When Roman and I took piano lessons at home, he would run and get a wooden spoon and a pillow and keep time while I was playing and singing. When he was five, he saw a beginner child’s drum set at a yard sale and asked how much it was…when the man said, “It’s eight dollars”, Roman started crying and said, “But I only have five!” The man gave it to him then and there. I have a video of him playing and singing “We Will Rock You” with the biggest smile on his face. It was that pure, unadulterated joy that made me realize that music…and even more so…the drums were part of his calling.
All of that to say that I totally cried when he started rocking out to “Pancake Robot” right away with his drum teacher, Lael Eccard. It was such a beautiful thing to see him light up and to see his wheels turning and to witness him “getting it”. I’m so excited for him!
