My Family Holidays

  • Christmas: For my family, Christmas is the biggest holiday. It all starts a week before thanksgiving. I to my grandparents house for a week and celebrate Christmas and Thanksgiving with my whole family. Then a week before Christmas my family comes and we have a huge party. My dad will cook steak for dinner. On Christmas  I open my presents and then we go to church. After we celebrate with our family and have a family dinner. The main meal every year is turkey.
  • Easter: On Easter we first start by opening our Easter baskets. After we head to morning church. Then we meet up with my Aunt and the rest of our family at her house. Me and my cousins like to have an Easter egg hunt. For supper we have Mashed Potatoes and Chicken.
  • 4th of July: The 4th of July is a big holiday for my family.It all starts a week before when my Family members come into town. We play golf and go to the beach all week. On the third we all gather and watch the fireworks. On the 4th we have a nice day at the beach. After, we go home, eat some steak, and then go right back to the beach. We light a fire and make smore´s. We also light Chinese Lanterns.
  • New Year´s: On New Year´s I go to my cousins house and have a party all night until the ball drops. We eat candy and food. We also dance and listen to music.

All About Drums

The drums are a very popular instrument throughout the world. They belong in the percussion family. Drums are considered to be the most important component of the rhythm section of a band. Drums are also the worlds oldest musical instrument dating back to 6000 bc. The first drums were made from fish or reptile skin stretched over hollow tree trunks. They were struck with the hands. Later they were made with the skins of wild or domesticated mammals. This was used to make the drums bigger. They would also use sticks to hit these drums. Up until the late 1950’s, drums were almost always made with animal skin. Now most drums are made with a plastic. During the 1980’s it seemed like electric drums would replace traditional drums. However, people realized drummers liked the traditional drums better. There are three different types of drums. Bass drum, which is the largest drum. The Snare drum, and the Tom-tom. Those three drums make up a full drum set.