When I Was Her Age I Earned My Money Babysitting
A number of months ago we were approached to have Sofie work on a soundtrack that will accompany a book to be released next June. This project has been an amazing experience for her. Through it she has worked as a professional with experienced sound engineers, music directors and a number of talented musicians. The kids' band, Blame the Patient was also asked to write a few original songs for the soundtrack, the first of which is featured in the video.
The promotional video below gives a glimpse of the project.
That is so cool! The preview was really cool. Looks like it'll be an interesting book. At the very least, it'll be an awesome soundtrack!
Posted by: turtlegirl76 | October 28, 2009 at 10:01 AM
this is so exciting and awesome! unfortunately, i don't have audio on this computer, so i'll check out the video when i get home! your kids are amazing.
Posted by: mai | October 28, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Congrats!!! So cool!!
Posted by: monica | October 28, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Wow, I am in awe! I was babysitting at that age and then got a job at the mall when I turned 16. You and your husband must be extremely supportive parents. I plan on letting Melody try as many things as she likes and to really nurture any skills or talents that she may have.
Posted by: Oiyi | October 28, 2009 at 12:31 PM
One more voice in the how-cool-is-THAT chorus! You know, it makes me feel so good about the future when there are kids out there -- at such tender ages -- doing such great things; and doing them with maturity, passion, and skill! Wow! :-)
Posted by: Kym | October 28, 2009 at 05:48 PM
Wow! That's such a great experience for her and the band. She's clearly a rock star!
Posted by: Yvonne | October 28, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Wow, that's amazing! Very cool kids (as if we couldn't already tell from their modeling your knitwear)!
Posted by: Ellen | October 28, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Looks great..beautiful voice Sophie has...looking forward to the book.
Posted by: Kathleen | October 29, 2009 at 01:30 PM
Kirsten, this is so cool! Sophie sounds great and speaks so articulately about the music she loves. You get a lot of credit for enabling her and her siblings to pursue their dreams (somebody has to drive them to all those performances, right?).
Posted by: Julie T. | October 30, 2009 at 01:50 PM
Oh, my gosh! I've had this bookmarked all week, and I'm finally just getting around to listening. This is so great! Now if they can feature your knitted items in the film, THAT would be a homerun... :)
Posted by: kim | October 30, 2009 at 08:43 PM
Totally awesome! Your entire family is very artistic and talented!
Posted by: Kathy | November 01, 2009 at 07:28 AM
Wow! Yay for her! What an incredible experience!
Posted by: ali | November 04, 2009 at 02:35 PM
!!! I totally missed this until just now. This is so amazing!! Yay Sofie! Yay Blame the Patient! You guys ROCK!
Posted by: earthchick | November 07, 2009 at 05:57 PM
This sort of blows my mind a little but, Kirsten. Your kids are so amazing. I wish you could write up a child-rearing manual for me (as instructive as your patterns, if you please), to tell me what to do to raise such creative, hip, and seemingly, likeable kids. Thank you for sharing this!
Posted by: nova | November 17, 2009 at 04:57 PM
I kept coming across this at work where I couldn't play the video, and finally had a chance to watch it here at home - Floored. Your kids are so talented Kirsten, and it it so fun to watch you foster their strengths and creativity. And, I SO enjoyed this music!! Rock on Sofie!
Posted by: mel | November 22, 2009 at 01:15 PM