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Kiddie Fair Fun!

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Last weekend we spent a day in New Westminster, BC at the Royal City Kids Fair. The event was hosted at the Fraser River Discovery Centre which is an education centre featuring programs about our fave fish – the Great White Sturgeon! Here’s a peek at the fun…

Also, if you missed our video share on Facebook last week, here’s a glimpse of how we celebrated LoLo’s birthday!

Next stops for us include musical adventures in Parksville, Abbotsford and Whitehorse. We look forward to seeing some of you soon!

Bobs & LoLo

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Happy 2012!

Friday, January 6th, 2012

When we came to the realization that we only published 7 blog posts in 2011 (only seven!?!), we knew something had to change.

After years of struggling to find time to write on our blog, we have finally attempted a video post! We hope to do regular updates via video and as our editing skills improve, we look forward to sharing vids and pics from the road. We’d also love to find a way to share some of the amazing artwork and videos that you send us. If you have any other ideas for our blog, please send them along…we’d love to hear from you!

Bobs & LoLo

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Holly-oliday Cheer!

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Well, another year has flown by, and once again we pause to reflect on how amazing and rewarding our lives truly are. We have dream ‘jobs’, and 2011 is another great example of what incredibly fun lives we live!

Highlights from the past year include the hundreds of live shows we shared in all over Canada, alongside the opportunity to introduce songs from our May 2011 release – Connecting the Dots – to families across the country! We also celebrated a SOCAN Music Award, Parents’ Choice Award and a Western Canadian Music Award nomination. Plus, the icing on the cake was definitely the addition of the youngest and sweetest member of the Bobs & LoLo family – 6 month old, Baby Anisa.

It has been an unforgettable year, and we are so excited to see what lies ahead in 2012!

Santa's Helpers

We wanted to wrap-up this year with an extra special project, and last month we wrote a song in celebration of the season. This is our first holiday tune, and we hope to add to the collection over the next year [wishing for a xmas album in 2012!]. We hope you enjoy this little musical treat from the B&L family to yours!

Bobs & LoLo – Jingle Jangle Holly Jolly Festive Time of Year

We will both be spending the rest of the month with our families on Vancouver Island, but we look forward to connecting with you again in the New Year.  Thank you so much for the continued support of our music and programming.

Happiest holiday wishes to all of you ! We can’t wait to share in many more musical adventures in 2012!

Bobs & LoLo

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Little Seed: What Will You Be?

Monday, August 29th, 2011

A girl!

We apologize for the delay on posting news about LoLo’s beautiful baby girl. We actually got back onstage 13 days after the little one arrived (crazy!), and once again, it has been a whirlwind summer of musical adventures…only made better by the addition of Anisa!

Wide-eyed wonder at 8 days old!

LoLo and her hubby welcomed Anisa into the world on June 18th at 11:24am. Anisa arrived in perfect health weighing 7lbs 3oz, and the new family of three was settling into home by 7pm the same day!

The new family of three!

Our appreciation to everyone who passed on their well wishes to the new momma, and a special thanks to all who entered a guess in the baby pool. There was a tie for the winning guess, and rather than do a random draw for a winner, both entrants will be receiving a Bobs & LoLo SUPER BUNDLE!

Congratulations to Jessica (Facebook) for her guess of a baby girl born on June 18th at 10:35pm weighing 7lbs 4oz, and Sydelle (Blog) for her guess of a baby girl born on June 18th at 4:33pm weighing 7lbs 1oz!

You will both be receiving a direct message in order to get your mailing info and requested t-shirt size.

Anisa has shared in nearly 30 performances in her short 10 weeks, and while she’s slept through most of them, she’s proven to a mini-superstar time and time again.

Anisa and her entourage - Edmonton bound!

If you would like to read more about LoLo’s adventures as a first-time momma, check out her featured article, Musical Adventures into Motherhood, in the new edition of Birth of a Mother Magazine (pg. 16). The publication can be downloaded for free via the link above.

Congrats again to Jessica and Sydelle for their winning guesses in the baby pool. Anisa has been an amazing (and adorable!) addition to the B&L family, and we are all excited to see this wee one go, go, grow!

Bobs & LoLo

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Baby Pool for the Little Seed

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Life is finally winding down for us after a CRAZY few months, but the break is sure to be short-lived with ‘Baby LoLo’ expected to make his/her big debut in just over two weeks! We, along with all sides of the B&L family, are so excited to meet the little bopping bean who has accompanied us on the road, in the studio and onstage for the last 8.5 months!

On set at 36 weeks!

Check out LoLo’s guest blog on Survival4Moms.com if you’re interested in learning more about our recent adventures in the world of Music, Movement & Morning Sickness!

After the guest post went live last week, many friends, family and fans suggested we set-up a baby pool contest. Our first thought? Sounds like fun!! Here are the details…

LoLo’s Baby Pool:

The winner will receive a prize package including an autographed copy of our Connecting the Dots album, a NEW B&L t-shirt (available in sizes 12-18 months, 2T, 4T & 6T) and an autographed photo! In the event of a tie, we will randomly draw from the tied entries to determine the winner.

We will be using the following points system to rank guesses:

A. Correct gender = 1 point
B. Correct date of birth = 2 points
C. Time of birth (does not need to be paired with correct date):
• within an hour = 2 points
• within two hours = 1 point
D. weight:
• exact = 3 points
• off by 1-4 oz = 2 points
• off by 5-8 oz = 1 point

Thanks to our friends at Huckleberry Baby Shop for sharing the ‘points system’ with us!

To submit your guesses, please leave a comment on this post or post your entries on the “Baby LoLo” Discussion Page on Facebook. Please don’t post your guesses as general wall posts as we don’t want to risk missing anyone!

Eligible entries must be submitted by June 1, 2011.

Don’t forget to include the following:
A. Gender
B. Date of Birth
C. Time of Birth
D. Weight

LoLo’s official estimated date of birth is June 11, 2011.

Kavie (Mr. LoLo) and the momma-to-be have decided to keep the gender a surprise, so they are playing the guessing game too!

Go, go, growing a family of three!

Photo courtesy of Lindsay Mitchell Photography

We look forward to seeing all the guesses, and we’ll announce the ‘winner’ towards the end of June along with the exciting baby news!

Little seed…just what will you be?

Bobs & LoLo

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Connecting the Dots

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Happy Earth Day! We are excited to be celebrating with a beautiful, sunny day at home in Vancouver, BC. While we do believe that every day should be ‘earth day’, having the official date fall on Good Friday this year makes it even easier to plan some special activities with the family. Maybe you’re involved in a neighbourhood clean-up, a community tree-planting event or are simply enjoying some time in the great outdoors? Please leave a comment sharing how your are spending Earth Day with your family – we’d love to hear from you!

We are thrilled to have a new soundtrack for our Earth Day celebrations this year. Connecting the Dots – our new album – arrived yesterday! We are so happy with the final product, and as with our first three albums, we have packaged the CD in an eco-friendly fashion including recycled paper materials, a cornstarch disc tray and vegetable-based inks.

Connecting the Dots (2011)

Connecting the Dots features 14 original songs aimed at inspiring kids to observe, explore and CONNECT with the world around them. The stories and ideas shared in each song show that connections exist between different things – from how sharing a smile is an easy way to brighten someone’s day, to what makes a tree a perfect home for a silly squirrel, to simply recognizing that we each have our own special ‘beat’ that makes us all unique.

In celebration of Earth Day we wanted to share a few ‘sneak preview’ songs from the album. Below is the title track – Connecting the Dots. You can also find 4 more songs featured on the music player at www.bobsandlolo.com/music. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

Bobs & LoLo – Connecting The Dots, Album: (2011)

Pre-orders for the new album are now available on our website and through the new Store on our Facebook page. The CDs will be released into retail stores on May 17, and pre-orders will be shipped just prior. We are extra excited to announce that we have created some new B&L t-shirts…yay! It has been a couple years since our last batch! These are only available online in special bundle packages with the new album along with an autographed photo for your little superfan!

Connecting the Dots!

We are hosting a few CD Release Family Concerts in the upcoming weeks although these are all taking place somewhat close to home given the anticipated June arrival of Baby LoLo. Special advance copies of the new album will be available for purchase at the live events!

Upcoming Shows:

Surrey, BC – April 30
Early Years Festival

Victoria, BC – May 1
Isabelle Reader Theatre

Port Moody, BC – May 7
Fingerling Festival

Nanaimo, BC – May 8
Malaspina Theatre (VIU)

Vancouver, BC – May 14
Roundhouse Community Centre

Ticket info and additional details for each event can be found on our Events Calendar or in the event listings on our Facebook page.

Looking forward to seeing some of you soon. Happy Earth Day!

Bobs & LoLo

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Singing in the Spring!

Friday, March 18th, 2011

It has been non-stop singing around here as we have been busy both on and offstage these past few weeks. We’re now in the final stages of production on our new album (yay!), and we have had a great time in the studio to date. From this point forward, we turn things over to the creative genius of Mario Vaira at Five Fathom Studios and our post-production teams at Suite Sound Labs and Precision Disc.

The project has been so much fun with tons of collaboration from local musicians as well as an amazing group of kindergarten students at Talmud Torah Elementary in Vancouver. Special thanks to Ms. Loomer for allowing us to take over the classroom last week!

We can’t wait to share Connecting the Dots with everyone! For those of you on the west coast, please note the following dates for our live CD Release Parties: May 1 (Victoria), May 8 (Nanaimo) and May 15 (Vancouver). More info coming soon!

This is how we roll!

We also have a lot of other musical adventures in the works while we wrap up the new album. Join us for a live show and you might even get to hear a sneak preview of a new song or two!

Below is a quick glimpse at our upcoming performance schedule. As always, keep an eye on our events calendar for all the details and be sure to join us on Twitter and Facebook for ongoing updates from the road including stories, pics and vids!

Ottawa – Go Green Expo
Saturday, March 19
Show time: 2:15pm

Toronto – Ontario Science Centre
Sunday, March 20
Show times: 11:30am & 2:00pm

Ucluelet & Tofino – Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Thursday, March 24 (Ukee) and Friday, March 25 (Tofino)
Show time: 3:00pm

Burnaby – Lougheed Town Centre Spring Break
Sunday, March 27
Show times: 1:00pm & 2:00pm

Kamloops – BC Wildlife Park
Saturday, April 2
Show times: 11:30am & 1:30pm

Kelowna – Babies in Bloom (Okanagan Baby Fair)
Sunday, April 3
Show times: 10:30am & 2:30pm

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Bobs & LoLo

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Great Expectations

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

2011 is FULL of great expectations!

While this post isn’t really paying homage to Charles Dickens, we do have high hopes and great expectations for the year! Do you have family goals or dreams for 2011?

2010 definitely didn’t leave us much to be desired. We shared in many adventures both onstage and at home. Check out our last post – Celebrate Good Times – for more! And in the spirit of looking ahead, here are our ‘Top 3’ GREAT expectations for 2011:

Tour time!
Our events calendar looks a little sparse right now, but we’re in the process of finalizing a number of 2011 live performance dates around Canada. Dates are filling up from now through September, but we still have a long list of communities that we would LOVE to visit – including yours! We manage our own bookings, and often the most challenging part is connecting with venues or family concert presenters in new communities. If you want to see us in your town, please feel free to share our website with your local arts’ presenters or send us a note with your local venue/festival suggestions to booking@bobsandlolo.com.

Musical adventures at the 2010 Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver!

Musical adventures at the 2010 Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver!

New songs!
We will be releasing a new album in early spring featuring a whole new set of original tunes! Woot! After spending the last few months conceptualizing the album theme and writing, writing, writing, we’ll be heading into the studio at the end of January. A few new songs will also be slipped into upcoming shows, and we’ll be showcasing a sneak peek of the album art on Facebook in early March!

Oh Baby!
Last but certainly not least in our ‘Top 3’ list of 2011 fun, is the fact that the Bobs & LoLo family is go, go, growing! LoLo and her hubby are expecting their first baby in June! Yay!! We have both talked about starting families for a number of years now and are thrilled about this next phase in our lives…not to mention the new little source of inspiration for our music! Much to the excitement of mommy-to-be, LoLo and auntie-to-be, Bobs, the baby has already been dancing up a storm at shows, rehearsals and song-writing sessions!

A high five and a wave hello from 'baby LoLo'!

A high five and a wave hello from 'baby LoLo'!

We have lots of other projects in the works that didn’t make our Top 3, and we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop. As always, please feel free to stay in touch with us on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the road, office and stage, or stay tuned here for more tour stories and news updates. Happy 2011!

Bobs & LoLo

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ON-TOUR-IO!

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Well, we are definitely not winning any blogging awards this year. Sigh. We are actually quite chagrined to find that it has been nearly two months since our last post. Oops!

Those of you keeping up-to-date with us on Facebook and Twitter will know that we have been keeping busy though. We’ve had a lot of fun the last few months with a number of shows around BC, including the PNE, Victoria, Pemberton and lots of other Lower Mainland family hotspots!

We’re also in the process of writing our fourth album, and it’s been great to get creative behind-the-scenes while working on some new songs. Stay tuned for the announcement of the release date in early 2011!

In the meantime, we are currently spending a couple weeks in Ontario for a mini ON-TOUR-IO! Full credit to Bobs for that gem! We started our trip in Parry Sound at Ontario Contact – a networking conference for performing arts folk. We showcased some of our music today for concert presenters and festival directors from around the province as well as a few families from the community. We also had an opportunity to check out lots of other amazing artists including theatrical pieces, jazz, opera, classical folk and variety acts! It has been a very inspiring (and slightly exhausting!) start to our trip!

Ontario Contact

The B&L booth at Ontario Contact 2010!

Tomorrow we head to Guelph for our first family concert of the trip!  Tickets are still available, so throw on your costumes early and join us for some pre-trick or treating musical adventures!

River Run - Oct 31

We also have a number of other events lined up around the GTA before we fly back to Vancouver on November 8. Check out a brief overview of our schedule below or visit our events calendar for all the details!

Sunday, October 31
Guelph, ON – 2pm
River Run Centre

Tuesday, November 2
Toronto, ON – 10am
Avondale School

Tuesday, November 2
Bowmanville, ON – 5:30pm
Grandview Children’s Centre Fundraiser

Wednesday, November 3
Toronto, ON – 9:15am
Silverthorn Junior School

Wednesday, November 3
Toronto, ON – 4pm
Mastermind Toys (Yonge Street)

Thursday, November 4
Toronto, ON – 11am
Sick Kids Hospital

Friday, November 5
London, ON – Noon
Aberdeen Public School

Saturday, November 6
London, ON – 11am & 2pm
Aeolian Hall

Sunday, November 7
Brampton, ON – 2pm
Lester B. Pearson Theatre

We hope to see some of you at one of our upcoming performances. Please feel free to help us spread the word – we’d really appreciate the support! :)

Bobs & LoLo

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Home Sweet Home

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

We officially survived our 2010 summer stint as road warriors! While we met many new friends and had some super fun times on our travels (please visit our photo blog!), in the final days of our tour we were definitely looking forward to some time in our own beds as well as some much-needed R&R.

B&L and the Backyardigans!
Hanging out with some new friends at the Ex in Edmonton!

We arrived home early last week, although the much-anticipated R&R has been a bit more difficult to come by. The ‘to do’ list seems to be growing exponentially these days, and we both recognize that if we don’t decompress soon, we’re both going to lose a little of our B&L mojo. Soooooo…our solution??

CAMPING!

Campfire in Red Deer!
One of the highlights of our July 2010 visit to Red Deer!

We are heading separate ways this week to spend some time in the great outdoors. B will be taking the classier route in her fabulous 1974 Volkswagon van (aka Frogger) while L will be taking the slightly rougher road with tent in tow.  Either way, we both look forward to the rejuvenating effects of downtime spent on the beach, in the trails and around a campfire.

We’ll be returning next week re-energized and ready for the many musical adventures that lie ahead. We have a lot of fun stuff planned over the next few months, including a return visit to Ontario! Please keep an eye on our events calendar as event & ticket info will be available soon!

In the meantime, we have lots happening around home including a family concert at the Roundhouse with our full band (yaaa!) and a return to the PNE. In addition, we are thrilled to be sharing in a special fundraising event for the Semiahmoo Family Place in Surrey on Friday, August 20th. We hope you can join us for the fun family festivities in support of this great community resource!

Semiahmoo Family Place

How do you detox from the craziness of life? What are your tricks for keeping your family grounded when schedules spin out of control? We’d love to hear from you!

Bobs & LoLo

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