Trumpet Guy

It was a beautiful fall morning full of schooling in the Mangle home. I had been getting a cold and even still, the Lord blessed us with some great productivity! The Lord always provides, Aubrey has often reminded me! He even provided some comic relief when I chose to sneak up to the computer for a short "Mom break" after I had put baby Aria down for a morning nap. I hadn't been but a few minutes when I heard a honking-blatting-tooting sound echoing up the stair well right past the sleeping baby's door! Alister had located the old bent, dented and abused trumpet handed down to us from the Millers. (Perfect for a musical family with 4 kids!) Thrilled by his discovery, 3 year old Alister decided to march into the front room and demonstrate his musical skills to Aubrey and Austin who were finishing their grammar lessons. Quick as a wink, I flew down the stairs and quickly confiscated the guilty "silence-busting" instrument. Of course, I had to first compliment Alister on his playing as he appears to have a naturally strong embouchure! Maybe we have a trumpet player in the family!? We shall see! Here is a sample of Alister's trumpeting...