Band of Stiffs

Thanks to Santa and a few family members, the Stiff clan is now in the music business.  Drum sets, keyboards, microphones and even a photo album that came complete with jingle bells attached.  Ryan's latest pastime....playing music - 'come on guys, let's play music'.  And we all have very (VERY) particular roles in the band.  Ryan, of course, is lead drummer and singer.  Only she is allowed behind the beloved drum set.  "I play drums like Marina" (Fresh Beat reference, you are extremely lucky if that one went over your head, trust me!).  Mom is on keyboard - "mom you play keyboard like Shout" (another Fresh Beat friend).  Oh, and mom has no latitude to play her own tunes, Ryan has a very particular beat she prefers from the 1982 stockpile of pre-recorded tunes on the keyboard itself (#3 if you must know).  "My music mom, my song".  Dad gets the jingle bells from the photo album.  Reesey gets to clap.  That's it.  The girl isn't allowed to touch anything else.  Ryan kicks off every session with the oh so appropriate "a one, two, one, two, three, four" while hitting her drumsticks together over her head.  We are a mean, mean, singing machine.  Watch out Jonas Brothers.