Where Does the Time Go?

Evan is 19! That's it...now I have two kids over 19...where does the time go...and...I want some back! I am feeling a bit sentimental ;)

Disneyworld 1996; he was always an artist. This kept him busy on lots of plane rides from Key West to Vancouver; he is now at Vancouver Film School!

Hiking the Rainforest Trail near Ucluelet 1998....that's stingy in his hand...stuffed animals had real feelings and personalities! Before Evan would play with a toy, he would draw it.

Little Ev at Grama's house 1994...notice he always liked to have his socks off (still does), and loved multiple hats...at once! Funny to watch him grow into his personality.

Yesterday, his girlfriend Chanelle, and his brother Jes took him to the neighbourhood pub for his "first" beer...they had two and headed back to the house for birthday cake and a board game with Brian and I...made me realize....I haven't done so badly!

His songs are great...listen here...and he did the artwork as well!

Happy Birthday little Ev!

I love you and am so proud of you

xoxo

..."I Feel a Never-ending New"...

Like my sidebar profile has read for a while now, I am gushing with pride over my two sons, 21 and almost 19. They are both very talented musicians, photographers, film makers, and graphic designers in their own right.

Since the advance of recording with interfaces, microphones and computers, you can have a recording studio in your own home. Every Christmas for a while now, there has been the request from Santa for some very specific box of electronics of some sort, new steel guitar, bass amp, studio mics...well you get the idea. I yearn for those days of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the price of them.

When I listen to these recordings from last year, songs that they wrote, recorded, and played all of the instuments on, I am so thankfull for those years of school band, schleping equipment, late night trips and workshops.

These are two songs by my son Evan Mattheisen from Kubla Khan 1, their recording label, and first album. Or; go here to their my space page to hear more songs by all the "kids" on the label, including my oldest, Jes Mattheisen, who is also a very talented photographer.

Yes, I am proud.