Ethan...

It's been a while since I took the time to write on here so I've got a good bit of catching up to do.

Ethan turned 8 in November. He'd never been to an Auburn game before and the Homecoming game just so happened to be the same weekend as his birthday so we got the hook up with Scholarship section seating (thank you, Andy) and we took him to the game. It was very, very cold and felt like we were sitting in a wind tunnel, but we had fun anyway. Free food and Auburn football... What more could anyone want? :-)

Ethan had been practically begging me for a guitar so I did what any mother would do. I got him one, a real one. I wanted something that was good enough he could take lessons and really learn how to play if he stuck with it long enough and hopefully IF he learns how to play he'll keep this guitar forever. It's a 1/2 size guitar (also known as a travel guitar used by professionals). I got a great deal from Matt Strickland over at Tweed Music Company .

Matt also gave me the name and number of someone that could give Ethan lessons. He started guitar lessons the first week in December with Brian Roughton at Music Academy . Ethan enjoys his lessons and he's learned a lot. Brian teaches the kids how to read music, not just how to play certain songs. I'm anxious to see how long Ethan pursues guitar. I guess he'll have to learn a lot if he continues planning his band with Ashlyn, my neice.