We Shall NEVER sleep again! (56K warning)

[Dante King]

Today is my oldest son's 4th birthday. He has been asking for a drum set like the Wiggles or Doodlebops. All parents with young kids will know these names. Anyway, you can see the delima. DRUMS?!??!?! OMG! How about a sound proof room? Well we caved and he was well more than excited. Here are some pics of our family celebration. My birthday (yesterday), His birthday and a little father's day all rolled into one. His big birthday bash, a priate theme is tomorrow! Rest assured you will see so many pics of my kids you will immediately avoid my posts!

Funny thing is after my youngest had her turn at the drum set and my boy played for a while, what do you think they played with most of the night? LOL correct, the box. Here are pics of the mayhem! Thansk for looking.

http://www.danteking.com/drums/1.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/2.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/3.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/4.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/5.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/6.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/7.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/8.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/9.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/10.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/11.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/12.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/13.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/14.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/15.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/16.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/17.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/18.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/19.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/20.jpg

http://www.danteking.com/drums/21.jpg

[DeltaWebb]

Looks like a great time! Luckily, my 3 yr old wants to play guitar like his dad and Murry. Not quite so noisy and I can tune his guitar to an open chord and all he has to do is strum in time!

Good luck with the headaches! I could recommend some good ear protection for you!

Seriously though, you should get your kids some head phone ear protection. Ears are so sensitive to damage at that age. But I'm sure you know that with your guitar in your pic.

Make some music, photo the art!

[felix21685]

lol thats awesome ..you should have recorded some of that chaos :)
make sure u get a few gigs of pics tom :)

[exposingmyself]

Hey Dante: I thought I was the only who put the kids (in my case kid) to bed and came to post on potn that and I'm up waiting for hubby he went out to a "smoker". :D

I love your family photos and can't wait to peek in on the Birthday party.

I too have a "all rolled up into one" in May (Birthday, Anniversary and Mother's Day) and hubby has Father's Day and Birthday tomorrow and Mother in Law has Birthday on Saturday, Brother in Law has Birthday Sunday, Brother had Birthday on the 11th. Don't even ask about July!

:D H a p p y B e l a t e d B i r t h d a y,
Happy Father's Day
and
Happy Birthday to your Son :D

P.S. your family photos remind me of Oliver Tudoras (click on his name and you'll get to see off of his image postings) over at www.lensbabies.com (http://www.lensbabies.com). you should check him out.

[Dante King]

....Good luck with the headaches! I could recommend some good ear protection for you!

Yeah! noise cancelling headphones on order!

Thanks for looking!

[Dante King]

lol thats awesome ..you should have recorded some of that chaos :)
make sure u get a few gigs of pics tom :)

Recorded, man to get non distorded recording I would have to go a block away he plays so loud! LOL I filled up 3 gigs tonight!

[Dante King]

Hey Dante: I thought I was the only who put the kids (in my case kid) to bed and came to post on potn that and I'm up waiting for hubby he went out to a "smoker". :D

I love your family photos and can't wait to peek in on the Birthday party.

I too have a "all rolled up into one" in May (Birthday, Anniversary and Mother's Day) and hubby has Father's Day and Birthday tomorrow and Mother in Law has Birthday on Saturday, Brother in Law has Birthday Sunday, Brother had Birthday on the 11th. Don't even ask about July!

:D H a p p y B e l a t e d B i r t h d a y,
Happy Father's Day
and
Happy Birthday to your Son :D

P.S. your family photos remind me of Oliver Tudoras (click on his name and you'll get to see off of his image postings) over at www.lensbabies.com (http://www.lensbabies.com). you should check him out.



Thanks for the nice b-day wishes! you are too sweet.

I cant find Oliver Tudoras on the lens babies site. I have a friend that is making these type lenses for 15 bucks. LOL not the same finish but the prototypes he has made and pics are great. stll trying to convince him to make me one.

[exposingmyself]

do his lb prototypes work on dslr or film cams? that's a great deal for $15. i like that funky holga light leak effects too.

sorry...
click here:
http://lensbabies.server101.com/phorum/list.php?f=1
or
www.lensbabies.com>lensbabies friends

[neil_r]

If you need to put him off when he is a little older just tell him that girls never go for the drummer in the band ;)

Excelent pics

N

[felix21685]

that's a great deal for $15.


where do you see 15 dollars? i only saw them for 150 or 96?

[Dante King]

do his lb prototypes work on dslr or film cams? that's a great deal for $15. i like that funky holga light leak effects too.

sorry...
click here:
http://lensbabies.server101.com/phorum/list.php?f=1
or
www.lensbabies.com>lensbabies friends

Both cameras. I fund the guy in the forums, thanks, very nice compliment!

[Dante King]

If you need to put him off when he is a little older just tell him that girls never go for the drummer in the band ;)

Excelent pics

N

LOL, writing this down as I read this.

[Dante King]

where do you see 15 dollars? i only saw them for 150 or 96?

No, my buddy is making these. parts are like 15$

[felix21685]

i was gonna say they dont look THAT complex...

[shortie]

That is so cool

You will have sleepless nights now I know - the other half bought my two year old a electric piano and mic and all we here now is "wheels on a bus" day and night

Shortie

[djonto]

Fantastic photos - how about some ear plugs for you on your next birthday?

[mrclark321]

Wish your son a happy birthday!! BTW I get discounts on ear plugs, would you like some...lol

Dan

[JSolie]

Paraphrasing Indiana Jones: "Drums...why did it have to be drums?" :D You're a braver man than me! I guess it coulda been worse...it could have been whistles! :p

Love the last pic with your boy in the box. It seems that kids can many times enjoy the box much more than that which came in the box. The box is a fort, a cave, a hideout, a rocket, a boat, or a thousand other things that kids can think of.

-- John

[Andy_T]

Well, and this is one of the rare occasions where the parents are actually happy that their kids play with the box instead of with the expensive contents :lol:

Great shots, Dante!

I remember it very well ... when I was 12 years old, my parents got me to play the drum in the local marching band ... for about 2 weeks. Then everybody said they couldn't stand the noise of me practising any longer (and that was after I had gone out to our garden, 150 meters behind the house, to practise in order to cut down the noise a bit).

Best regards,
Andy

[Maureen Souza]

I love that 6th picture...... our grandson got drums for his 2nd birthday and really does quite well on them. Fortunately , they are at HIS house . Great set of birthday photos!!!

[Claire]

Aww, that's so cute. Drums are fun. I just hammered on the piano mom bought dad. Then mom figured I should take lessons instead of just hitting the keys! LOL

[exposingmyself]

No, my buddy is making these. parts are like 15$
Oooooooh-my bad.
So he's gonna sell them for $150 anyways ;)

[Steve Parr]

I love the last shot. For some reason, kids always end up playing with the boxes...

Steve

[Dante King]

Thank you all for looking, commenting and saharing a special time in my boy's life. Please make sure to write me and dont call as I am now deaf with only the timphanic echos running thru my broken ear drums. LOL

Oh had his formal birthday party today. I am currently wading thru 4 GB of photos to process and share.

[Titus213]

Great group of photos. I've told both our kids that it's the Grandparents that get to buy those kinds of gifts....and then go home. Happy Birthday to your son...

[Dante King]

Thanks Titus213!!!

[triangle]

LOL, my son is a drummer and started with a small set like that. I do not have a garage but shut alot of doors in the house when he is playing. Good Luck!;)

[snapper27]

This is my nephew playing on my set...Drummers rule!

[Dante King]

Damn! My kid would FREAK OUT. Oh you would never get a chance to play your set again. In fact there would be no getting him out of your house ever again!

[Dante King]

LOL, my son is a drummer and started with a small set like that. I do not have a garage but shut alot of doors in the house when he is playing. Good Luck!;)

How old is he now and how long has be been banging away?