Cousin Night
This weekend we held our ninth(!) annual Cousin Night, when we have all of the Sperger and King first cousins over to our house for a sleepover. We started doing this when we first moved up from Florida in 2000, and Nick was three years old. Time flies!
This year we had a Rock Band tournament. We formed up three teams of three players each, playing a three-song main event. Teams had to rotate their players through instruments, so everybody did a different instrument on each song. Here's Maria on the drums:
And on a later song, my cousin John. Note that regardless of the player or their skill level, the drums demand intense concentration:
Nick and Brendan (John's younger brother) consult the score sheet between rounds:
Meanwhile, cousin Dan looks every bit the recording industry executive:
One of the bands, the Ladybuds, decided to get dressed in costume for their set. Remarkably, this was also the band that included three pre-teen girls:
Anna was the band manager for the Ladybuds and helped out on drums here and there. She is excellent with the foot pedal. I should also note that Anna made devil's food cupcakes for the group, and even did fancy icing on the cupcakes using her new baking set.
Cousin Night came about all those years ago through an observation from my dad that he and his cousins all grew up knowing each other well, and that he really treasured those relationships. Family unity!
This year we had a Rock Band tournament. We formed up three teams of three players each, playing a three-song main event. Teams had to rotate their players through instruments, so everybody did a different instrument on each song. Here's Maria on the drums:
And on a later song, my cousin John. Note that regardless of the player or their skill level, the drums demand intense concentration:
Nick and Brendan (John's younger brother) consult the score sheet between rounds:
Meanwhile, cousin Dan looks every bit the recording industry executive:
One of the bands, the Ladybuds, decided to get dressed in costume for their set. Remarkably, this was also the band that included three pre-teen girls:
Anna was the band manager for the Ladybuds and helped out on drums here and there. She is excellent with the foot pedal. I should also note that Anna made devil's food cupcakes for the group, and even did fancy icing on the cupcakes using her new baking set.
Cousin Night came about all those years ago through an observation from my dad that he and his cousins all grew up knowing each other well, and that he really treasured those relationships. Family unity!
