Splash'N Tour Blog

NEW ALBUM! HELP US!!!!

2012-02-02T06:59:00.000-08:00

February 2, 2012
Splash’N Boots
NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!

BRAND NEW ALBUM - YOU are going to help write it!

Together we are going to record a brand new album (10 songs) LIVE off the floor in our kitchen.
From the song titles, to the lyrics, you will be with us every step of the way as we ask for suggestions and use them directly in the song. You will see the whole process unfold and we’ll have a brand new album to share together.
Check back daily (via Facebook) as we look for YOUR help to write this Album!

What do Kim Kardashian and Will and Kate have in common with Splash'N Boots?

2011-11-03T11:03:00.000-07:00

Check out the answer here: !
Soooo funny!

Also- another Roll Play show has been added in Toronto on November 13th, because our first one sold out! This one will also be taped for Treehouse, so make sure you get your tickets. Here is a link for a half price deal:
http://dealoftheday.redflagdeals.com/deal/toronto/sinking-ship-entertainment-1

Hope you had an amazing Halloween...!
Lily was a pumpkin.....
for about 5 minutes

Happy November!
Love,
Splash and Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Video Blog! Behind the Scenes of Roll Play Live!

2011-10-26T14:32:00.000-07:00

Backstage and on the Bus!

Check out our first Roll Play Video Blog:

We have three more filmed-for-Treehouse shows left to go. Dont forget to get your tickets here if you want to be on TV!!

Happy Fall and can't wait to see you soon!!
Love,

Splash and Boots (and Lily)

(sleeping Lily :)

Get on the Bus!!

2011-10-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

Hello from the Roll Play Live Tour!

One show down! Had a great crowd in Thunder Bay and incredible local dancers who joined us on stage.

We took a slight detour from the tour bus this morning and hopped on a plane to Winnipeg. We will be on Breakfast Television in Winnipeg tomorrow morning at 6:30 on City TV Winnipeg but you can also check it out on Bell satellite - channel 255.

After BT we are back on the plane to meet up with our crew in Thunder Bay for our second show...after that show it is back to Winnipeg. What a schedule that is!!

Stay tuned for some behind the scenes footage of the tour bus and show set-up!

Also be sure to check out the National Post this week for Boot's Blogs! The last one goes up tomorrow in the Arts and Life Section.
On-line here

Also- check out this DVD review and also get a chance to win your own copy of: Act 2!

That's it for now- 5am is going to be an early one.

Love,

Splash and Boots!

www.splashnboots.com

1000 "Back In Yellow" sold = $1000 to Sickkids Hospital!

2011-09-23T06:59:00.000-07:00

yo bloggers~

exciting news this week: we sold our first 1000 copies of "Back In Yellow" which means we donated $1000 to the Sickkids Hospital in Toronto. Thank you to everyone for your HUGE support in this project. We cant wait to sell our next $1000!!! You can get your own copy here and $1 from each copy we sell goes to the Sickkids Foundation.

In other news- we were just Guest Bloggers on this amazing site: The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms Check out the blog and enter to win tickets to our new show Roll Play Live!

Stay tuned for our brand new Music Video: POTATO! To be released next week!
Happy Weekend!!

love, Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Promo Code for YOU! Save money on tickets for our new Treehouse Show!

2011-09-15T09:07:00.000-07:00

Hey All-

Since you are a Special Splash'N Boots Fan, we are offering you a Promo Code to Save $5 on tickets to our new show with Treehouse: Roll Play Live Animal Party!

To use your promotional code go to: www.rollplaylive.ca/tickets.html
Select the tour date you are interested in and the click on the purchase tickets using "promo code" button. At the checkout enter the code: SINKING123 and your price for each ticket will be reduced by $5!

This show is going to be an epic interactive show for the whole family. It is like no other show you have seen before, and features YOU in all sorts of ways. You even get to help create a new Roll Play song during the show and take it home with you!

We are SO excited for the tour and can't wait to introduce you to our Band!

Love,
Splash'N Boots
P.S. Be sure to "like" us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RollPlayLive and Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RollPlayLive to keep up on all the latest tour news!

Treehouse Live Across Canada Tour!

2011-09-08T06:39:00.000-07:00

Back to school brings lots of new exciting things for everyone.
For us, it brings on the release of our second MOVIE: The Splash'N Boots Show: Act 2 (coming in just 7 days!!)
AND
an Across Canada Tour With Treehouse LIVE and Roll Play.

We have written a BRAND new show- with some old Splash'N Boots songs, some new ones, some Music from Roll Play, Our very own BAND, huge video screens, smoke, black-light and most importantly: YOU! Its the most interactive show yet, all members of the audience will be a direct part of the show!! PLUS four of the shows will be filmed and played on Treehouse!

Check out this video for more info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guB_ZIhCFNE

You can get tickets here: www.rollplaylive.ca

Can't wait to see you there!
Love,
Splash and Boots
www.splashnboots.com

EXCITING TREEHOUSE TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!

2011-07-14T16:40:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all-
We are currently performing at the Calgary Stampede- YAHOO! Its been fun- we have been the official "Opening Band" for the Coke Stage Kids acts. Meaning we get to share the stage with: Big Comfy Couch, Thomas the Tank and Barney. WHOOOO.

Wanted to share an exciting Tour Announcement. We will be going across Canada this Fall with Treehouse LIVE. The show is called "Roll Play Animal Party" and it is going to be a combination of our music, and music from the show "Roll Play". It is going to be a really fun show complete with a big video screen, smoke, lights and our very own back-up band! We will be hitting 18 cities across Canada- you can check out the full tour schedule and buy tickets HERE

In other news our video "For the Love of Dance" is now being played daily on Treehouse TV.

Hope you are all having a wonderful summer and we can see you soon!

Love,
Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

Kitchen Jam Mondays!

2011-06-07T07:54:00.000-07:00

A Kitchen Jam Definition: An original song written on a topic YOU pick, and sung in our kitchen. Every Monday.

A Destination Kitchen Jam Definition: Since we are not home every Monday some kitchen Jams get set on the road wherever we happen to be, and in this case, sometimes the location lends itself to a good Kitchen Jam Topic. ie: check out our Italy, Spain and Buckingham Palace , Mexico Kitchen Jams ;)

SO we have set ourselves a goal of doing a kitchen Jam EVERY SINGLE Monday for a year. This means by the end of the year we will have written 52 original songs. If you want your song idea to be included in a kitchen jam simply write us an email to: kitchenjam@splashnboots.com

Tell us you name, age, where you live and what you would like a song written about... it can be about anything...ie check out Purple Chef Robot -Kitchen Jam
Make it a family activity!

Right now we are in the middle of our Canadian Childrens Festival tour with stops in: Penticton, St. Albert, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Last night we did a live Kitchen Jam on-stage while we mc'd the Festival Variety Night. Check it out on our website under Kitchen Jams in the Video section "Singin' a Tune in Saskatoon"

Or just click here: http://www.splashnboots.com/videos.php

Cant wait to hear your Kitchen Jam ideas!!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

Perth, Kingston and Ottawa Families!!

2011-04-07T07:58:00.000-07:00

Yo! Wanted to let those of you who live in Eastern Ontario know that we have a show in Perth at PDCI (Where Boots went to highschool) this coming Saturday April 9th at 3pm. You can get tickets at the door or reserve them by calling: 613-267-2702. Perth is exactly one hour from Kingston and Ottawa, and this is our only show in the area for a while...just sayin' ;) Would be SO great to see you! Hope you are having a wonderful SPRING Love, Splash'N Boots www.splashnboots.com

BACK IN YELLOW! Plus a new site! Double Goodness!

2011-03-03T06:16:00.000-08:00

Hello!
2011 is off to an exciting start with the release of our new album "Back in Yellow" plus the launch of our new website: www.splashnboots.com. WAHOOO!

The new album features 13 brand new songs which will surely start many living room dance parties. You can order a digital download of the whole album right here!
BUY NOW - $9.99

OR the physical CD + digital download here!
BUY NOW - $14.99

The new website has gone through a complete makeover. Featuring a new video player which keeps everything from our music Videos to our Kitchen Jams all in one place now. PLUS so many other fun things... click away and discover HERE

Not much time to relax now that those 2 major items are complete. The month of March is a funny one as we have 3 mini tours coming right up in Bermuda, Vancouver Island and Nova Scotia. Good thing for planes- the drive would be epic.

That's all for now bloggers. Let's talk again soon!
Keep Rockin'
love, Splash'N Boots

For The LOVE of DANCE!

2011-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

Our first single from our brand new album: Back in Yellow is here!
Watch it, Share It...Dance to it!!

Click HERE to go directly to the dance party..........
:)

Tis the season

2010-12-18T06:30:00.000-08:00

HELLO!!!

As we were getting pictures for our new album done we decided to throw in a few "holiday" themed ones. It just so happens that our photographer has a baby..super cute.

Baby Steven (again: Not our baby):Just so happens baby steven has the same size of head as Lily (our puppy!)!

Ridiculous-ness followed.

Its tough being a dog in show biz.

In other news we just taught Lily to ring a bell when she needs to go pee. She rings the bell with her little paw and we open the door for her to go outside She loves ringing the bell so much that now she just wants to go in and out of the house. So NOW we have started rehearsals for her bell playing in the show...wait for it..its going to be amaaazinng. As long as she doesnt pee everytime she rings it.

Now you may be wondering: WHERE IS THIS NEW CD YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT?!?!

excellent question!

We tried so hard to have it ready for Christmas this year....the whole team has been working around the clock to get it done. We want this album to be perfect and we do not quite have enough elves working for us to have it on time for the 25th, but let me tell you it is going to be well worth the wait.

Stay tuned for a pre-release of our single and music video "For the Love of Dance"

Show-wise we will be performing at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts on Deecember 28th at 11am and 2pm. Get your tickets here

New years Eve we will be flying off to Edmonton, Alberta for 3 shows at Festival Place Theatre. We have special guests from the Dancefusion Academy coming to perform: For the Love of Dance with us for all 3 shows! Invite your friends to come and dance and sing to bring in the New Year!!

We hope you are enjoying the beginning of your holidays and have a wonderful wonderful holiday season spent with lots of friends and family and music.

Lots of Love-

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

All pictures were done by: Alex Maxim (Stephens Dad!)

New CD, New DVD, New Website, New Puppy!

2010-11-18T07:44:00.002-08:00

hello all-
here is a brief, to the point SnB update!

NEw CD:
"Back In Yellow" Its almost complete! Stay tuned as it will be ready for those Christmas stockings!!

NEw DVD:
Act 2! We just finished filming a whole bunch of music videos and scenes all set to be released in the new year......

NEw WebSiTe:
The new and improved: http://www.splashnboots.com/ coming soon....

NeW PuPPy:
Lily!

We have tons of new shows coming up including a full Canadian children's festival tour this spring, and tons of theatre shows leading up to it. Edmontonians we would love to see you at Festival Place Theatre on New Years Eve! Check to see if we will be in your area:
http://www.splashnboots.com/CURRENT%20MONTH.htm

Hope you are having a wonderful November and cant wait to see you soon!
Love,
SPlash'N Boots

Barnyard Hardcore Band - Music Video!!!

2010-07-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hellooooooo!

We have a New Music Video!!!!!!!!
Introducing: Barnyard Hardcore Band- The Music Video
Enjoy!

We have just started the Calgary Staaaaaampede. 31 shows in 10 days yahooo.. Hope to see you soon

A short blog yes... but packed with fun

Love,
Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

Ducks, Bloggers and Broken Arms

2010-07-06T06:41:00.000-07:00

Hello and Happy Summer!!

After ten days in Winnipeg, Manitoba performing at the Red River EX we have returned home for a week of Ontario shows before heading back out west to Calgary to get down Western Styles at the Calgary Staaaaammpede.

You can check out our full summer show schedule here: Splash'N Boots Shows!
I hope we are coming somewhere near you!! Keep checking back because we have more shows in the works that will be posted soon.

We have just been chosen to be a part of: Jitterbug TV, a great site out of the States, that promotes "Music for Hip Kids" It is a great place for families to discover new music, in a safe environment. PLUS Monster Party is their "Featured Video" WAHOO! Check it out here: JitterBug TV: Monster Party

In other news, we have a new Kitchen Jam out featuring Bill the Duck, C-Styles on Harmonica and the Broken Arm Dancers! Check out Bethany's Broken Arm Dance:
Don't forget to send us your kitchen jam ideas to: kitchenjam@splashnboots.com

Also, we have been blogged about- twice! Isn't Blogged a weird word?? Say it ten times fast. annnnd I actually just did. I think the Toronto heat is going to my head (it's it currently around 43 degress!).
The first Blog is all the way from Coconut Grove, Florida. (sounds like a song!)
Check it out: Splash'N Boots Review-Razoo!

The second Blog is from Downtown Calgary, Alberta (sounds like a.. place?)
Here it Is: Splash'N Boots at the Children's Festival

Stay Tuned: Barnyard Hardcore Band Video coming very very soon to a computer near you....
HAPPY SUMMER HOLIDAYS to all!
Here's to a summer filled with swimming, cottages, campfires, sing-along's...and maybe a Splash'N Boots show or two?

Love,
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Kindiefest and Brooklyn Behind the Scenes - Video Blog

2010-05-11T04:00:00.000-07:00

Here it is! The latest Video Blog from our time in Brooklyn,NYC and Kindiefest!

Also- are you a FACEBOOKER?!

beeeecccause we do have Fan Page.... "like" it up! Our group is still in action, but we are going to slowly transition to the Fan Page. Just click "Like" and spread it along to your friends...

Hope to see you soon. whoooooooooo!

Love, Splash'N Boots

New Music Video! and Prizes to be won.. whooo

2010-05-08T05:40:00.000-07:00

Hello all!
Just got home from New York City where we attended a conference called “Kindiefest”. A conference solely dedicated to kids music…More to come on this trip in our upcoming video blogg.. blog-o-riffic!
Lots of exciting things coming up in SNB land… here are just a few:

1. NEW MUSIC VIDEO!: It’s here - from the great folks at Dream Builder Studios comes “WHOO”.. check it out http://bit.ly/9Tc5gb

2. TORONTO CONTEST: We are playing 6 free shows at Harbourkids Festival Main Stage this May 24 long weekend and we are running a contest looking for a superhero! Great Prizes to be won! Check it out http://bit.ly/9E7beV

3. KITCHEN JAMS: If you haven’t heard or seen Kitchen Jams we invite you in and be a part of the new Kitchen sensation. http://bit.ly/bVvsTi

That’s all for now but check back soon for new announcements, Tour dates, blogs, new Kitchen Jams and oh so much more. Can you feel the excitement coming out of your screen… ?
Let’s talk soon bloggers!

Love,
Taes and Nick.. the folks behind the blue and yellow
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Ark can saw it all

2010-04-12T16:15:00.000-07:00

Hi y'all!

Hope everyone is enjoying Spring and all the greenness. Greenness? Here's is our latest video blog from our tour down to Springdale, Arkansas!

Don't forget to check our new Kitchen Jams..

you have a Kitchen Jam request you can send it into kitchenjam@splashnboots.com

Bye for now and hope to see you soon!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

MONSTER PARTY and UPDATED WEBSITE!

2010-03-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

The Monster Party Music Video has arrived! Check it out:

http://www.splashnboots.com/VIDEO-%20MONSTER%20PARTY.html

We also have a new and renovated Website with lots of new features....fan pictures, fan videos and the all new "Kitchen Jam"

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Just got home from a great trip to Arkansas filled with two great shows and lots of Southern Hospitality. Stay tuned for some video footage coming up in our next video blog.

Off to the studio to finish vocals on our new album this week....looking forward to the warm weather that is on our way!

Can't wait to see "y'all" again soon.

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

New Boots!

2010-03-02T07:54:00.000-08:00

Well not the "PERSON" Boots...but we do have two new pairs of Boots in our show now!

Check out our latest behind-the-scenes bloggin video:

Hope you are having a great Winter...only 17 more days left until the first day of Spring! WAHOO!

We saw the first cut of our new Music Videos the other day....can't wait to share them with you.

Talk to you soon!

Love, Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Music Videos!

2010-01-27T16:30:00.000-08:00

H.E.L.L.O fine blogger viewing people

Winter is definitely here... pretty sure 2 penguins just waddled by my window. We are dreaming of somewhere warm and tropical these days! Speaking of warm and tropical..we just got back from filming 2 new music videos at Dream Builder Studio's in Cornwall, Ontario. OK, maybe not so warm and tropical but we were sure glad we made the trip. The film studio was incredible, the staff was great to work with, artistic, accommodating, professional, and FUN. (They even brought us in our own trampoline!) We are so excited to for you to see the real videos.!!!!!!! In the meantime check out some footage:

In other news we are busy getting ready for our 2010 show season!! Check out our upcoming dates here Many more dates are going to be added in the next month so make sure you check back soon and hopefully we will be performing in your neck of the woods this year!
For all of you in the GTA we will be playing at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre next weekend! That's Sunday February 7th @ 1 and 3pm. Buy your tickets here: http://www.livingartscentre.ca/

Keep warm and keep singing!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Bringing in 2010!

2009-12-29T18:25:00.000-08:00

Hello and Happy New Year!

Hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays. Just wanted to send a huge thank you to you all for your Splash'N Boots support over the past year....sending you a big blogger hug!!
If you would like a real one we will be bringing in the New Year at the K-Rock Center in Kingston, Ontario. Show time is 6:15.

Hope to see you there!
If not, sometime in 2010..
Love,
Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

Alberta & a B.C full of fun

2009-11-24T15:50:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a jam packed tour of Alberta and BC. Lots of mountains, and luckily just a little bit of snow! Here is our video bloggin' adventure:

For those Torontonians out there we will finally be playing close to home this coming Saturday at Runnymede Public School on 357 Runnymede Rd @ 10:30am. Tickets are $8 and are available at the door but if you would like to reserve them in advance contact: timeforplaynurseryschool@gmail.com

See you there!

New Brunswick-ed!

2009-10-22T17:24:00.000-07:00

Here's our latest video blog from our tour out East!

Hope to see you soon!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

New Brunswick Bound!!

2009-09-30T21:07:00.000-07:00

Hello from Quebec!

We are on our way to New Brunswick tour of Theatre shows. Would love to see you if we are in your area.

Here is this weekend's schedule:

Thursday October 1st, 2009, 7pm
Carousel Theatre
Bathurst NB
http://www.carouseltheatre.ca/

Friday October 2nd, 2009 ,6:30pm
Peanut Gallery Theatre
Campbellton, NB

Saturday October 3rd, 2009, 6pm
Funstage Theatre
Woodstock, NB

Sunday October 5th, 6:30pm
Kids Stuff Theatre
Sussex, NB

Stay tuned for a video blog of our New Brunswicked times....

For those of you in Western Canada we will be spending the first three weeks of November touring theatres in Alberta and BC. Check our LIVE TOUR for scheduling and ticket info: http://www.splashnboots.com/. Group tickets are available for schools and day cares!

Can't wait to see you soon,
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Where the Skies are Blue!

2009-08-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Summer has finally arrived here in Ontario! Just finished the Burlington Children's Festival....a great event, but was it ever hot!

Here is our latest video from the Blue Skies Music Festival...

Check out our tour schedule for the next few weeks..would love to see you before school begins again.

Happy August to you all...

Love,

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Capital EX....cellent

2009-08-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Hello!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer. We have just returned from Alberta! Our last stop was the Capital EX in Edmonton...and for your viewing pleasure...our video blog.

Check out our August Schedule to see if we are playing near you.

Hope to see you soon!

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

A little Yahoo!!!

2009-07-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hello!!

We just finished performing for 10 great days at the Calgary Stampede!! We had so much fun and saw so many familiar cowboys and cowgirls. Thank y'all for coming! Here is a little video with some of the action:

Canada Day to Crabfest- Video Blog

2009-07-05T07:57:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

Well the summer tour has begun and we have hit the ground running....well...more like hit the air flying. We started in Edson, Alberta for Canada Day, then we arrived in Gingolx , BC for Crabfest - (25 km east of Alaska!). 3 days and 5 flights later we have just arrived in Calgary for the Stampede....yahooo!
Here is a video of some of the action!
See you soon, and happy summer holidays!
Love,

Splash'N Boots

Singin a tune in Saskatooon

2009-06-15T14:21:00.000-07:00

Helllo!

Here it is- the last segment of our children's festival tour 2009. (watch the video below...) We will be bloggin a lot more this summer with 150 shows coming up in the next couple months, so be sure to check back!

Love, Splash'N Boots

Children's Festival Tour: Part deux

2009-06-01T15:07:00.000-07:00

Hello from St. Albert, Alberta!

We just finished the 2nd part of our children's festival tour at the Northern Alberta Children's Festival. What an incredible festival. It was so great to see so many familiar faces! The shows were rockin and we shared the stage with people from all across Canada, Brazil, Peru, France, USA and the Congo! Here we are with the legendary Al Simmons:
..and here's a little video recap!

Off to Saskatoon in morning to go to The Saskatchewan Children's Festival. Check out our showtimes here: http://www.saskatchewanchildrensfestival.ca/splash_n_boots.html

Ciao for now!

Love, Splash'N Boots
www.splashnboots.com

photo credit: Andrew MacLeod

Children's Festival Tour..Video Blog 1

2009-05-25T21:22:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

We will be posting short videos along our this 3 week tour.... I think the Oscars will be soon calling.:)
Thanks so much to all the families for making our 5 shows in Calgary such a success.
Enjoy!

Off to St. Albert, for the Northern Alberta International Children's Festival.

Show schedule is here: www.splashnboots.com

Hope to see you there!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

Fredericton Fun and a Run!

2009-05-12T12:01:00.000-07:00

Hello!

We just returned from beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick! We played four shows there: 1 school, 1 at the YMCA, and 2 shows as a part of the 3rd Annual FredKids Fair. What an amazing event. The Friday night concert was a packed house- it was great to see so many families we met last year and meet some new ones as well.

Sunday we teamed up with our Fredericton host family, and ran the Fredericton Half-Marathon! Initially we were going to do the 10k...but got inspired when we got there. Nothing like running 21 km's with no training. Although I have to say Monday was a bit painful!!! This is before the Marathon...

and this is after: (we picked up a baby along the way :)

and yes- everyone gets a medal.

We also travelled to St. John and hiked around Irving Nature Park. (even though it was rainy it was soo beautiful) Love the east coast.

Now we have a few days home then its off on our Children's Festival Tour with stops in Calgary, St. Albert and Saskatoon! Can't wait.

Hope to see you soon!!

Love,

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

FREE ticket to Hamilton Place Show!

2009-04-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

Hello and Happy Spring!

Introducing: Splash'N Boots- Extreme Makeover Edition!

After searching, sewing and fittings- Splash'N Boots has a brand new look. Check it out at our new and improved website....so much newness! newness- what a word....

But it would be much better to see you in person... soooooo if you have not yet bought your ticket for next weekend in Hamilton, Ontario now is the time! We are offering a special promotion to members of our fan club and facebook group: Buy one ticket, get one free!

Just click here: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100040D8B13A5D73?artistid=1234109&majorcatid=10005&minorcatid=0

the coupon password is: Splash

show details are: Sunday May 3rd, 1pm.

Hamilton Place Studio Theatre, Hamilton Ontario.

Feel free to pass it along to your friends! Can't wait to see you there...!

Love Splash'N Boots (Taes and Nick)
http://www.splashnboots.com/

March Break & Manatees

2009-03-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

What a March Break! So glad that we had nice week of weather, because we did some major driving around from show to show. It was great to see some familiar faces, and meet so many more families. Thank you to everyone who made a show part of your break, and also a huge thank you to those who came dressed in Pirate Costumes- love it!

This is right before our final show of the week at the Delta Auditorium in Hamilton. A Special thanks to Umbrella Family and Childcare Services in Hamilton for sponsoring the show. http://www.umbrellafamily.com/ellafamily.com/

On a completely non-show related note...I wanted to share something with you, because it made my day. Not sure if you know this, but I have a thing for Manatees. I travelled a few years ago to a place called "Manatee Bay" (sound familiar..?) . I was able to go and see them in the wild, which was AMAZING. But my full-life time goal is to swim with them. Apparently there is a place in Florida...keep waiting to get some Florida shows!

Check out these baby Manatees who have been rescued:

Does it get any cuter than that?! One of my favorite sites is: http://www.savethemanatee.org/

Check out how we can all do our part to save these beautiful animals.

Ok- back to business. (baby animals distract me very easily)

Our Hamilton Place show is coming up, and we just got a call from the box office and tickets are going fast. So, if you would like to come, get your tickets asap. We are playing in the studio theatre, so there are a limited number available.

Click here to order them through Ticketmaster: http://www.hecfi.ca/hamiltonplace/event_listing.asp
We are excited about this one, so hope to see you there!!!

We made the Billboard! Wahooo!!!

Check out: http://www.splashnboots.com/ for a full tour schedule. Also, our Facebook group is nearing the 1,000 range. If you have not already, please join! Invite your friends!

Stay tuned for our new updated website...coming soon!

Happy Happy Spring to you all!! Got out the bikes for the first time on Saturday..went up a few too many hills and am having a hard time walking now....

Hope to see you soon,

Taes (Boots) and Nick (Splash)

http://www.splashnboots.com/

This is Grace in her new Splash'N Boots Hat. Thanks for the picture Grace!!

Musical March

2009-03-15T13:19:00.001-07:00

Hello!

We hope you are enjoying your last few days of Winter as Spring is set to make its great come-back.

We had a wonderful time last weekend performing a benefit concert for the Children's Aid Society in Owen Sound at the OSCVI Auditorium.

Last week we had a tour of Eastern, Ontario. One of our stops was at J.G Simcoe Public School in Kingston. When we arrived we were so excited to find that the 5/6 class had been practicing a performance of "Treasure of Gold". They did an amazing job, and ended up performing it during the show for the rest of the school. Here is a picture of the Pirate Crew:

Here is a clip of their rehearsal performance:

Awesome!

Then is was off to the Octave Theatre in Kingston where we were blown away by a sold out crowd. YAY Kingston! It was amazing to see so many familiar faces. Thankyou all so much for coming.

March Break is now upon us now so we are back on the road starting tomorrow morning. I hope we can see you at one of our stops!

March 16th, Grimsby Library: Grimsby, ON (10:30am)
March 16th, Niagara Falls Library, Niagara Falls, ON (1:30pm)
March 18th, St. Mary's Library Show held at: St. James Anglican Church Parish Hall, St. Marys, ON (10am)
March 19th, Memorial Anglican Church, Exeter, ON (2pm)
March 20th, Limeridge Mall, Hamilton, ON (11am)
March 20th, Guelph Public Library,Guelph, ON (2:30pm)
March 22nd, Delta Secondary School Auditorium, 1284 Main St. East, Hamilton, On (2pm)

~FREE SHOW! (put on by: Umbrella Family and Child Centres of Hamilton)

We hope you have an amazing March Break filled with lots of outdoor activities, singing and dancing.

On a side note we are Puppy-sitting for my mom right now. Her name is Maggie: Here is Nick and Maggie out for a walk downtown Toronto....

Love,

Taes and Nick (and Maggie)

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

40 Below and Lots of Snow!

2009-02-24T07:39:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone

Hope you are having a fantastic February where ever you might be. We just spent last weekend in Thompson, Manitoba performing at their Winterfest. We flew into Winnipeg then it we switched planes and got on a 30-seater and flew north for another 2 hours.

Such a beautiful area......but very chilly. Although we were told it was actually quite warm compared to what it had been the week before!

We bundled up and did a walk around tour before our show:

We came across a 10-storey wolf mural, an exact reproduction of Robert Bateman’s wolf sketch ...or was it real????? Taes wasn't sure:

After we thawed out we headed to the theatre to perform in front of a great crowd with lots of singing and dancing energy. Here is the beautiful R.D. Parker Letkemann Theatre where we performed.

The next morning the weather dipped down to 40 below but the sun made everything sparkle...and my nose almost fall off.

Thanks to the wonderful people in Thompson for making our trip such fun one.

We are now back at home working away...planning our next tour. Check our Schedule to see if we will be in a town near you: http://www.splashnboots.com/

Hope everyone is staying warm and singing lots. Spring is right around the corner...!

Bye for now

Love,

Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots!

A new year and new home ...

2009-02-04T17:44:00.000-08:00

Hello from our new home!

We have spent the last week and a half moving into our new home in Toronto, Ontario...aka Splash'N Boots headquarters. We spent the day painting with the colour "Dill" and now have green paint in our hair, but have successfully finished one room!

We had an amazing show last week in Kingston, Ontario at Holy Family School. It was a special evening concert for Literacy Week. A few days before the show we got an email from four Grade 8 Girls who were learning one of our songs to perform for the younger kids during the day at school to promote the show. They had picked the song "Razoo" and wanted some help with some of the moves. Little did I know that "The Razoo" was going to become a full-fledged dance number. These girls could dance! They ended up teaching me most of the moves, and performed it with us on the evening of the concert. (video footage to come!!) Thanks to Danni, Sammi, Megan and Chelsea "The Razoo" has become our new favorite show-song!

Here they are posing in "Razoo Position" after the concert:

If you are in the Barrie area we will be appearing in the A-Channel Morning Show this coming Friday around 7am. Get ready to do the Pirate Dance in your Pj's...!

Also this Saturday we will be performing at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville, ON:
http://www.algonquintheatre.ca/events/splash_boots.htm

We would love to see you there!

Stay tuned for our full March Break and Spring and Summer Tour coming up. We also have a few exciting projects on the go that we can't wait to tell you about...

If you haven't already, check out our Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2430416902

Also, we are looking for any video footage you have of your children/family/grandma dancing to Splash'N Boots....Have an awesome version of the "Hippo Stomp"..? Send it our way..!

Time to paint again.

Wishing you all a cozy February.
Can't wait to see you soon,

Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Bringing in the New Year...at Minus 27!

2009-01-05T18:31:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all!

We spent a chilly New Years Eve rockin out in Barrie, Ontario. I cannot believe the number of people who came out despite the "Extreme Cold Weather Warning" You guys are hero's. We love you. Especially love all of the parents who had no choice but to do the "hippo stomp" to keep warm! So a huge thank you to Barrie for all your snowsuit dancing and mitten clapping. Somehow Nick's fingers made it through the set without falling off...-27 degrees was a push.

PLUS we got to meet Sloan..which was exciting.

They look colder than us.

Hope you are all enjoying being back at school, work and doing whatever exciting things 2009 has to bring.

We are starting off the New Year with 4 concerts right here in Burlington, Ontario this coming weekend. We would love to see you there!

Show times are:
Friday, January 9th at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 10th at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm
Sunday, January 11th at 1:00 pm

Shows are held at the Carlisle Community Centre. Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased at Zoom Zoom's Indoor Playground and Busy Bee Toys and Books in Waterdown, or else at the door of the show. This is a fundraising event for Awesome Beginnings Co-Operative Nursery School. We have a super group of mom's and volunteers working to put this show on. Make-sure you get your tickets early!

We are really excited about the upcoming year, and have lots of projects that are in the works. Can't wait to share them all with you.

Also want to thank you for your support and emails and for coming out and making 2008 so much fun for us. We couldn't do this without you!

Love,
Taes (Nick is currently absorbed in the Canadian World Juniors Hockey Game....update....we won!!!!!)
www.splashnboots.com

RAZOO!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-01T11:39:00.000-08:00

Can you Razoo? Now you can!

Our fourth CD has officially arrived just in time for your family parties this holiday!

Songs include:

Frieda
Barnyard Hardcore
Nature Sings
Superhero
Salad
Razoo

and many more! 11 completely new and original Splash'N Boots tracks.

The health benefits of a little Razoo every day are far reaching. Razoo's "unpredictable musical blend" is recommended for those aged 0-100 by doctors and professionals alike. Razoo is a combination of two large tablespoons rock. A hint of Celtic. A sprinkling of quiet symphonic lullabies. One large hippo, and an organic carrot. Should be taken audibly daily.

Order today to guarantee it gets there on time for the holidays.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER:

Splash'N Hollywood

2008-10-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Hope all is well with you. Just got home from a great trip to L.A and Hollywood. We performed 4 shows at the Orange County Kids Expo and met so many wonderful families...as well as some other celebrities:

After the show we headed off to Hollywood! Where we saw the famous Hollywood Sign

The walk of fame...didn't see a Splash'N Boots star:

Then Headed to Beverly Hills:

After we drove to Venice Beach (this is muscle beach where all the famous body builders work out...!)

The beaches were beautiful:

We had such a great time and wantto thank all the families for dancing with us and making our first shows in the United States so memorable.

Hope everyone is enjoying this fall weather and we can see you soon!

Keep Rockin!

Love,

Taes and Nick (aka Splash'N Boots)

Falling into Fall

2008-09-22T07:18:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O!!!

It has been awhile since we last blogged- things have been very very busy. Hope everyone is doing well and back to school is loads of fun.

Since we last blogged we finished amazing 10 days in Prince Edward Island -what a beautiful place and a great event Old Home Week was. Here's a sunset picture from one our last night there.

After that we had shows in Cambridge, Peterbourgh and Barrie Ontario then Shawville Quebec, then rocked back out in Perth Ontario (Taes’ hometown) – lots of cute children there.

Here they are modelling our brand new T-shirts (send us an email if you would like to won one yourself!)

Then it was 10 great days of performing in London, Ontario at the Western Fair. It was so amazing to see so many of familiar faces from last year and those of you who were in out Whoopie Video! Despite some rainy days we had such a great time.

Well the summer leg of our tour in now done and we have some great fall shows coming up. As well, we are excited to put the finishing touches on our new album “Razoo” It is so close to being completely finished and we are so thrilled for you to hear it.

Lots more to tell you in the near future, so check back soon. Until then keep rockin and hope to see you at a show sometime.

Love,
Nick and Taes

www.splashnboots.com

From Mountains to Red Sand!

2008-08-10T15:51:00.000-07:00

Hello from Beautiful Prince Edward Island!

Since we last wrote we have been hiking in Banff:

We ate cherries off the tree in Creston BC:

We did lots of shows at the second largest rodeo in Canada in Strathmore, Alberta:

I finally caved and bought a cowgirl hat... we turned in to regular cowboys

While in Strathmore we watched an event called "The Running of The Bulls" People pay $25 to run around a pen with a herd of bulls. We passed on that opportunity this year....but it was fun to watch!

We also met a man who travels around the world shooting himself out of a canon...what a blast

Then we flew from Calgary, stopped over in Toronto (but not long enough to go home...!), and landed in Charlottetown PEI.

..pretending we are in the Sound Of Music

We are performing here all week, and sneaking down to the ocean between shows. Even though it is not super warm we are going swimming before we go home!!

It has been great seeing so many fans from when we were here a few years ago and as always the island hospitality is incredible.

We fly home next Sunday and then have a show in Waterloo at 2pm at their Kidspark festival. Check it out:

http://www.kidspark.ca/activities.html

Would love to see you there.

Happy August to all...

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

2008-07-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

Hello From Calgary...again! (we are thinking we should probably buy a house , since we are here more then we are Ontario!)

We spent 10 full days at the Stampede filled with Cowboys, corndogs and Bull riding:

Then we packed up our suitcases and headed to Red Deer, Alberta to perform in their "Westerner Days". It was our first time in Red Deer. We did not see any Deer that were red, but we did meet some fantastic people.

We shared a stage with a group called "Dirty Dishes" from Toronto....man can these girls sing! Check out their website: http://www.dirty-dishes.ca/

Plus we got to spend lots of time with our great friend "Bandaloni". Yes, that is a full band strapped onto his back......and it sounds every bit as good. http://www.bandaloni.com/

Now we are back in Calgary enjoying some days off. Yesterday we went to the zoo. We saw Giraffes:

a Baby Elephant...awwwww

and my personal favorite...a baby Gorilla. It was the size of a real baby and the cutest thing in the whole world.

We also saw Hippos, but they were moving to much to get a good picture. I think they were doing the Hippo Stomp...which reminds me..

.As a preview to our new CD we are releasing "Frieda" for a free download. Just click here and save to your computer: http://www.splashnboots.com/

Tomorrow we are heading to Banff for some hiking and to see Lake Louise in the summer. Can't wait! Then off to Strathmore, Alberta for 9 shows!

Happy Summer to all. Stay tuned for more bloggin fun

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Check out the review our DVD got today:

http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1125809

Stampede fun begins!

2008-07-10T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hello from the greatest outdoor show on Earth!
Yup..that's right…the Calgary Stammmmpeeede.

We are just about to begin our seventh day of shows here. YAHOOO!

The last few weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind.
Before we left home we had shows in Cobourg, which we almost rained out…but not quite.

Then we went to Edmonton for Canada Day:

Then we drove to Calgary and have been Stampeeeding ever since. Lots of Cowboys and cowgirls here ready to do the Whoopie Dance. Here is a picture of a young cowgirl Charlise in her new Splash'N Boots T-Shirt:

Yesterday we performed as a part of the Kids Day Pancake Breakfast on the Grandstand:

It was amazing performing to thousands of people!

Everyday over 100,000 people go through the gate at the Stampede…soo many people! And every night there is a Grandstand Show that is truly spectacular.

Then we met Miss. Canada:

And hung out with the greatest a cappella group in Canada: The Heebee- Jeebees

It has been so great meeting all of you, and seeing so many familiar faces in Calgary. A huge thank you to everyone who has come out to sing and dance with us.

If you live in Calgary we are doing an extra show at Rope Square downtown Calgary this coming Saturday morning at 9:30. If you come down early there will be time to grab some pre-show pancakes!

And if you are at the Stampede c’mon down to the Buckaroos stage, we would love to sing and dance with you!

Wishing you all a warm and a big yippe kyyy yaaay

Bye for now..
Love Nick and Taes
aka Spalsh'N Boots

Bermuda Twist!

2008-06-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share a video sent to us from Bermuda of their dance class doing the Splash'N Twist....too cute!

Fredericton Pirates!

2008-06-26T11:04:00.000-07:00

Here it is in full action- the living room pirate dance sent to us from Fredericton.

:)
If any one else has any Splash'N Boots footage from home feel free to send it along!

Wiz Kids Parrots!

2008-06-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

We have been getting lots of videos sent to us, and wanted to share them with you.

Check out the group at Wiz Kids in Toronto
Dancing to Harry The Parrot

Love it! You guys are fantastic. It was so great to meet you the other day!

Check it out: www.wizkidsactivitycentre.com

The Splash'N Boots Show- Act 1!

2008-06-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

Our DVD is here!!
YAYYAYAYAYAA..

we may have been REALLY excited to pick it up!

Purchase your own today!

Click HERE to see a trailer
Happy Summer to all....!
Love,

Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Here is the Official Press Release:

What happens when Splash’N Boots buy a house and start their own TV Show?
THE PARTY BEGINS!

You are invited to the Housewarming Party of the Year, which is located somewhere between Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Pee Wee’s Playhouse. Over 60 minutes of non stop DVD action, including 7 music Videos and many, many more surprises.

“2007 Children’s Group of The Year: Splash’N Boots” have been pre-approved for a mortgage. When they move into their new house and purchase a video camera, named “Cammy” the wackiness begins.

Be ready to meet a montage of new characters; tickle your taste buds with Chef Broc Lee’s latest creation, learn Jumping Jack Grannys new moves and tour on down to “Veggie Stock” to meet the “Rockin’ Vegetables”. Plus the Splash’N Boots favorite Harry The Parrot returns and shakes the house with his Rock’N Roll moves.

So, come on over and join Splash’N Boots in their new blue house. But remember
this is not your average house…but then again this is not your average DVD.

Bonus Features: Splash’N Boots LIVE from Australia, Sunny Sing-A-Long, Move-In Day, Jumping Jack Granny Work- Out, Photo Album
Music Videos: Rockin’ Vegetable, Harry The Parrot, Treasure Of Gold, Whoopie, Splash’N Twist, Sunny The Horse, NEW Splash’N Boots Theme Song!

Saskatchewan News

2008-06-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

First day of shows are now finished here at the Northern Saskatchewan Children's Festival.

The festival is fantastic, and in a beautiful location along the river.

That is the river in Saskatoon... and this is Nick's serious river face.

Today we were on the cover of the Arts section of the Star Phoenix in Saskatoon... a very funny surprise when we opened the paper and saw our big mugs on it

To Read the full article click here!

Last night we saw the Festival Opening Performance called: Les Parfaits Inconnus from Quebec. http://www.lesparfaitsinconnus.com WOW It was like an intimate Cirque Di Soleil- these guys were absolutely amazing. Be sure to check them out if they are in your area..

Time to got to sleep over here...big show day tomorrow..

Maybe we'll see you there....!

ps- thanks to those of you who were involved in our post-show-rain sing-along today.

It was a highlight!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

Singing and Flying

2008-06-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

Hello from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan…

Wow- have we ever been busy the last little while. When we wrote last we were in Fredericton, New Brunswick. After our long drive home we spent the week finishing up our new album, then we re-packed our suitcases…and this is where things start to get busy…

We started by flying to Calgary, Alberta, where we performed in their International Children's Festival.

And what a festival it was! We met performers from all over the world, took in some amazing shows and performed for 5 days. It was so great to see so many familiar faces, and people singing along to our songs- can’t wait to see you all at the Stampede this summer!

From Calgary, we hopped on a plane to Toronto, Ontario. Then took a really really small plane to Kingston, Ontario. By small we mean 20 people on-board and that's including the pilot!

In Kingston we had a very exciting experience. A few months ago we got a call from Andy Rush (yup...that's him in the middle..)

Andy is an extremely talented choral composer and director from Kingston who directs the “Open Voices” Community Choir. Andy asked if he could write choral music to some of our songs and if we would be Guest artists in their Springtime Concert. We quickly agreed we would make the flight home. We arrived and were able to practice once with the band…then the next day we found ourselves on stage in front of 700 people performing "Good Day" and our brand new song "Nature Song" with a 100 person choir (who we had never met or practiced with!!) What an incredible experience. The choir was absolutely amazing. Not only were their harmonies and voices beautiful but they danced to the Pirate Song like I have never seen before!! (stayed tuned for some classic video footage)

After the two choir concerts we woke up at 4am and hopped back on our tiny plane to Toronto, then a bigger plane to Edmonton, Alberta, where we have been performing in the St. Albert Children’s Festival.

We were so excited to be a part of this festival again this year. As well as doing daily shows, we were a part of the Festival Finale Performance, along with performers from around the world. One of our favorite parts of these festivals is getting to meet people, and see their shows. We met people from Africa, Russia, Germany, Japan and of course Canada.

This morning we flew to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and will be starting shows here tomorrow morning. Our schedule can be seen here

In other news, our first full length DVD is now completely finished! It has been sent to the manufacturers and will be ready, for you to watch on your TV, by June 15th. Stay tuned……..

also we have new T-shirts! They are always available after a show.

Hope you are all enjoying the end of the school year...loving the summer breeze in the air!

Talk to you soon,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Fredericton of Fun!

2008-05-14T15:54:00.000-07:00

Hello!

We are currently in the van on a Splash’N Boots Road Trip! We just entered New Brunswick and are headed to the provinces' captital; Fredricton to do shows.

This past weekend we were in Taes’s hometown of Perth Ontario where we performed 2 benefit concerts for “Bracelets of Hope”http://www.braceletsofhope.ca/ . What an incredible story- check it out! Here we are with Carrie-Anne, the girl who started it all:

Together we raised over $2000. Thank you so much to everyone who came out, and we wish everyone a safe trip to Zimbabwe.

This was our very first concert performing with a local Choir. This fabulous group performed two songs with us: “This is Our Home” and “I Love You the Most” They were awesome! We are excited about the possibility of performing with other local choirs in the future…

Last week we did two shows at Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario. One show was for over 600 students from bused in schools from around the city. The other show was unlike anything we have ever done before. We were asked to do a 25 minute show for all of the Graduating Teachers of the Faculty of Education. Picture 700, adults singing “wahooo wahooo” during the Treasure of Gold at the top of their lungs. The education system has a bright future with this group!

For the next few days we will be performing in local Fredricton schools. The weekend will be spent with shows at the FredKids Fair. Next week it is back to the studio to finish mixing the album, then off to Western Canada for Children’s Festivals.

Stay tuned for: The Splash’N Boots Show…our first DVD, coming soon!

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring weather. There are still traces of snow here in New Brunswick!

Hope to talk to you soon!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Abu Dhabi and a Dubai of a Time

2008-03-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O!

A new look for Splash?

Hope everyone is well. We are now back home in Ontario, Canada after an unforgettable tour across the Middle East. When we last left you we were still in Bahrain, after that we flew over to Abu Dhabi and performed at the American International School.

We then took the drive to Dubai. Dubai is an incredible city. There is one thing you notice right away as you enter the city

Yes- that is the world's tallest building and those buildings surrounding it are very big. Currently at 168 floors..yikes!

We also swam beside the world's tallest and most expensive hotel.... The 7 star- Burj Al Arab.

We had such a great time performing in Dubai....

This was such an amazing part of the world that we were lucky enough to visit and perform. Thank you to everyone we met overseas.

It is great to be back in Canada although the -10 degree weather was a little shocking coming from the 30 degree weather of the dessert. We will be heading into the studio tomorrow to continue to work on our upcoming album. We are very excited for the new songs and will be releasing more information on release dates and the Title of the album very shortly!

NEW!

If you would like to send us an email directly you can now email us at fanmail@splashnboots.com We will always respond as soon as we can.

We are off to Brandon, Manitoba at the end of the week so we will be blogging from there soon!

Bye for now!

Love

Taes and Nick

aka Splash'N Boots!

Splash'N in the Middle East

2008-03-15T11:47:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O from the Middle East!

Well, we somehow managed to fly 15 hours across the Atlantic Ocean and now find ourselves in the beautiful country of Bahrain. Things here are a “little” different from our home in Ontario, Canada but there is there is one thing we have noticed in our travels; everywhere we go the people are so hospitable and friendly….and the children love to dance….. !

We have already performed one show in Bahrain and have 2 more shows tomorrow.

Bahrain is an absolutely beautiful country. We have seen many amazing things:

We found a huge outdoor market:

We took a trip to the desert to visit a farm…but this farm had something special. It had over 30 camels including a pure white baby camel… Taes even got a camel kiss

This farm also had jumping deer!

We found the “Tree of Life” which is this huge tree in the middle of the desert. It has been around for hundreds of years and its source of nutrition remains a mystery to this day.

We also came across a herd of wild camels crossing the desert .. Taes decided to stop and ask for directions:

Near where we are staying in the city of Manama is the Bahrain Fort. Archaeologists have dated some of its first foundations all the way back to 2500 BC….that’s kinda old

In 2 days we will be flying to Abu Dhabi to perform, then off to Dubai. It is hard to believe we are even here but we are loving every minute of it…
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying March Break. Thanks for all the messages and we will try to get another blog up really soon.

Bye Bye for now!

Love Taes and Nick…
P.S Harry the Parrot is becoming somewhat of a celebrity in these parts!

Bermuda School Show!!

2008-03-08T17:16:00.001-08:00

Here's a clip taken at one of the schools we performed at yesterday. Today we had two great shows at the Berkley Theatre... we will be posting more very soon.

Oh What a Bermudaful Morning!

2008-03-08T03:15:00.001-08:00

H.E.L.L.O from Bermuda!

So far we have had an amazing time. Here's a peak at what we have been up to. When we first arrived we were taken to do a radio interview:

The next morning we did another 2 radio interviews then 2 shows at local schools. After that we went exploring on Bermuda's south shore. We walked along the coast for hours
Taes played a game with the waves...and almost lost

We thought we would take a small video to say hello and show you around.

The next day we performed at another school. ...we will post a video from that show on our next blog.

We have seen some real cool things including this little guy:

We went underground and saw a tour of this cave.. we are not sure but this could be Batman's summer home:

Now it's off to perform 2 shows at the Theatre...we will put some more pictures up very soon. We hope everyone is doing well! Harry the Parrot is a little sore from his sun burn but he'll be ok

Bye for now....

Love Nick and Taes

Splash'N Across the Atlantic

2008-03-04T04:42:00.000-08:00

H.E.L.L.O!

Hope everyone is doing well. We are busy packing and crossing off things on our to-do list... (then adding some more things ....then thinking how we are ever going to get ourselves to the airport) Tomorrow we head off on our Tour across the Atlantic Ocean with stops in Bermuda, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Now for a Geography Moment! wazoooooooooooooooo
Bermuda:

Bahrain or Kingdom of Bahrain:

Abu Dhabi & Dubai - They are part of the Country: United Arab Emirates (U.A.E)

If you have a map at home it can be something you can look at with your whole family. We will be posting pictures and stories every chance we get. Well we should get back to packing...not your average suitcase you would pack to Grandma and Grandpa's :)
We would love to hear from you! See you soon and keeping singing and dancing!
Have a great March Break.

Love,
Taes and Nick
Splash'N Boots
http://www.splashnboots.com/

Singing in Stirling

2008-02-25T16:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a big H~E~L~L~O from our show at the Festival Theatre in Stirling, Ontario on Saturday:

Thanks so much for being a part of our show...you guys were awesome! If you have never been to Stirling it is a beautiful town...highly recommended.

Here is Nick recording at the studio last week:

We just have one more day of filming left for the DVD, then it's into the editing room and very very soon onto your TV! We will keep you posted with a release date.

Next week we are off to Bermuda and then the Middle East. Stay tuned for our over-seas blog...

Have a fantastic week, and thanks to all in Stirling..

Love,

Taes and Nick

http://www.splashnboots.com/

3 Feet of Snow and Sold out Shows

2008-02-10T14:06:00.000-08:00

Hello from Northern Ontari-OH

We are sitting in the Holiday Inn in wonderful Sault Saint Marie, Ontario. We were supposed to be on a plane back home now, but since the snow has decided to travel at about 100 kilometers sidewides no flights are arriving or departing ........ we are not going anywhere. That's ok because the last place we would want to be in this storm is 25,000 feet in the air! I can hardly even make it across the street in this wind- I should get an umbrella and try to be Mary Poppins and fly home. This is me outside a few minutes ago. brrrr!

We had two fantastic shows here as a part of the Bon Soo Festival, which is an incredible 10 day family oriented winter festival, now in its 45th year! It was great seeing so many of you from our shows last year back again. What great crowds we had- thanks so much for coming and to the Bon Soo commitee for hosting us.

The lineup started early..

a Video Clip of the Audience in show number 2:

This is Mr. Bon Soo himself:

Amanda just sent us this picture from after the show. Thanks Amanda- it was so great to meet you!

Also just recieved this one from Danika, Mac and Katie-thanks guys!!

Once we get home we are off to the studio to record some new songs for our upcoming album

Love to hear from you! Thanks for your support..

Hope everyone is staying warm!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

-30 degrees..no problem. Here we come KIRKLAND LAKE!

2008-01-27T07:05:00.000-08:00

We have just returned home from The Great North. Friday night we had a show in Kirkland Lake Ontario, which is about 600kms North of Toronto. Bright and early Thursday morning, Nick, my Grandma and I piled into our van and drive 7 hours straight North.

My Grandma was born and raised in Kirkland Lake, so she came with us to show us the sights. When we arrived it was a winter wonderland with a temperature of minus 30, and the snow piled high on the side of the road.

Friday we got the full Kirkland Lake Tour, complete with 2 museums. Kirkland Lake is a mining Town (lots of Gooolddd!!) Foster Hewitt called Kirkland Lake "the town that made the NHL famous" because so many hockey players were born there (ie- Ted Lindsay) We tried out our own hockey skills..

Our show was held at the College Auditorium.

Thanks to everyone who came- what an enthusisatic crowd- you guys were awesome. Here is a video of the audience giving a big Kirkland Lake Shout out during the show:

Stay tuned for our DVD preview, coming in just a few days to our website. The full length DVD will be released in April, and a new CD will be done by the summer...

We best be getting to work!

Thanks Kirkland Lake!!

Have a great week,

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

A Whole New Yeeeeaaaar...so let's give a CHEEER!

2008-01-11T10:48:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all!

We had an amazing time in Barrie on New Years Eve- what a fantastic crowd-thanks for coming out.

And we had a dressing room right across from April Wine...so that in itself was exciting!

Here they are playing later: (I guess you could say we opened for them....well...a few hours before them :)

You are all hero's for coming out and braving the winter weather. I have to tell you we got shivers singing"This is our Home", and seeing 2000 people yell out CANADA while all decked out in tuques and mittens on a winter night... it was soooo Canadain

Here is our stage during sound check: (that is not us though....)

Harry is excited for the New Year. He ate a lot of Cheese at Christmas, and says hello to you all.

In fact, we just recorded a new Radio Show all about Harry's favorite subject....FOOD. It will be airing tomorrow. You can check it out: http://www.whistleradio.com/. Also our Radio show has been picked up by different Stations right across Canada. If you have a local station near you and would like to hear a show just for families played in your area, let us know!

Every week we read a new short story on our show written by YOU, so send in your latest creative writing and we will feature it. You can write about anything at all: just send it to: radio@splashnboots.com.

We are still filming for the DVD, the full length version will be released by April 1st, but stay tuned for a sneak peak of Rockin' Vegetable: The Music Video....coming very soon and featuring: The Rockin Vegetables:

Also, be prepared to meet Jumpin Jack Granny:

Can you guess who....?

And find out about what Nick did before he became Splash.....

HINT: it involves sandwiches

We are getting prepared for a trip up to the Great North to perform in the Kirkland Lake Theatre...

Write us a letter and send in your pictures and stories. Hope everyone is doing great!

See you soon!

We love eggs and toast..but we love you the most

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

Happy Holidays love Splash, Boots and Harry!

2007-12-19T13:00:00.000-08:00

Our first Family Portrait....

Hope you are all keeping warm and dry and enjoying this Winter Wonderland we are in the midst of.

We have already had one family Christmas, and have 3 more Turkeys to go!

We are leaving tomorrow and will be gone until next year. If you are in Barrie on New Years we would love to see you! It is an outside show, so be sure to bundle up, but we will keep you up and moving to keep warm. If you can't make it, we are going to be broadcast LIVE on A-Channel, so you can dance at home in the warmth of your living room.

Last week we met Santa....

and Emma, Alyssa and Anais(Thanks for the picture guys!)

Stay tuned for a trailer for our DVD in early January...

Here is a sneak peak of our Splash'N Boots House:

If you have some spare time on your hands during the holidays, check out our radio show: http://www.whistleradio.com/. We play lots of fantastic music by artists all across Canada...and Harry even pays a visit!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season filled with family, friends, music, hot chocolate and tobogganing.

See you in 2008!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

http://www.splashnboots.com/

LIVE from Australia!..new video footage

2007-12-07T07:31:00.000-08:00

Helllo Everyone..

This is a very special blog introducing "Monster Party" LIVE from Australia. This was taken at the FUN4Kids Festival in beautiful Warrnambool, Australia. Enjoy......

Winter Storms and Video Blogging!

2007-12-04T08:01:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to the month of the "Winter Storm Warnings"

I hope you are all keeping safe, and cozy and warm. If you managed to get more snow then rain this past weekend hope you are getting a chance to toboggan and play in it. We ended up getting freezing rain on top of the snow which made for a bit of a slippery weekend here in Southwestern Ontario. In fact it was so slippery that I managed to fall on the stage during our show at Young and Dundas Square downtown Toronto!! It was quite the move. I wish I had it on video. For all of you who made it out despite the freezing rain, we love you so much. Seriously. You are heroes.

Last weekend we did a show in Bowmanville with Madame Buskerfly... Here is our first video blog we took from backstage...wheee:

We are still filming like crazy. Our "Splash'N Boots "set" is coming along well. Rumour has it that our "Whoopie" video is going to be done later on this week which means: perfect stocking stuffers! We will keep you up-to-date...

Let us know if you would like to take part in our: 2 for $20 CD deal for Christmas presents. You have until December 14th to order. Just send us an email with details about which ones you would like, and your address: info@splashnboots.com. Don't forget to let us know who to sign them for!

"Splash'N Boots Radio" is launching on-line this coming Thursday at 7:30am and 4:30pm on Saturday. Check it out: http://whistleradio.wordpress.com/. We are looking for short stories to read on our next episodes as a part of our Storytime. Stories can be about anything at all, and should be under 1 page. Please send your creations to: radio@splashnboots.com. We can't wait to read them!

We had our first Toronto Subway debut during the past month...Thanks Amber for sending us this picture!

That's about it for now. We would love to hear from you...maybe see you one more time before the holidays. We have an outside show in Pickering this Friday. Check out our tour schedule to see if we are near you: http://www.splashnboots.com/CURRENT%20MONTH.htm

This is Splash, Boots and Harry signing off..

xo

Splash'N Dooooooor

2007-11-19T11:04:00.000-08:00

H.E.L.L.O!

Hope everyone is getting bundled up as November has come in a hurry. We have been busy since the last time we blogged it up. As you may have noticed we gave our website a needed makeover. We have also been performing lots of shows and filming away for our upcoming DVD. We are excited that we now have a real Splash'N Boots set that we are going to start filming in this week.

We also did some more filming in a field:

..it will make a lot more sense why we have a door in the middle of a field once you see the actual scene this is a part of :)

If you are in the Toronto area December 2nd - we have a big outdoor show at Dundas Square downtown Toronto at 2pm... should be good times and perhaps and little chilly too! Hope everyone is have a great time and doing lots of singing and dancing. Look forward to seeing or hearing from you soon!

Love Taes and Nick

Whooooopie! A farm experience like no other.

2007-10-26T09:38:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, over 50 people from all over, traveled to a farm outside London Ontario to be a part of our “Whoopie” Music Video. What a time was had. In order for everything to work out many factors had to fall into place. First of all, the weather had to cooperate – being late October you take a big chance with an outdoor video shoot. However, as luck would have it, records were broken with temperatures hitting the 26 degree mark and sunny skies to boot. Then you have to have wonderful singers and dancers with lots of energy to perform the ultimate barn dance over and over again. Boy did we ever have that! Plus these dancers came dressed in some of the finest cowboy and cowgirl outfits I have ever seen.

It was an amazing experience and we thank all the families for coming out and being a part of it. We will let you know when "Whoopie" is officially released and you can see some of these dancers in action. Until then, here are a few pictures.

The one above is a different video...here is a clue, see if you can guess: he is juggling vegetables.....

Hope everyone is enjoying this fall weather and getting outdoors. We look forward to seeing you soon. Keep singing and dancing.
Bye for now and we will be bloggin it up shortly!

Love Taes and Nick

ROCKKKKIN BLOG!

2007-10-10T20:16:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O!

Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful Fall weather. I love the air at this time of year. We had an amazing Fall experience at one of the greatest farms in all of Canada. Outside of London Ontario is The O'Shea Farm. It was there under the random hot October sun we started filming pieces of our upcoming DVD including the Rockin Vegetable Video. In the perfect pumpkin patch with the perfect rockin vegetable band we set out for a long day of filming. Little did we know what we were getting into but man did we have fun. We will be giving as much of behind the scene footage we can. We are so excited about the final product. Here are a couple shots of the Rockin Vegetable shoot.

The next day things got interesting as Taes made her acting debut with a Horse! We shot this scene at Nick's parents farm. I'm not sure if this Horse realized acting was one of his horse skills but he was a trooper take after take... so was Taes.

Not sure who invited this other horse onto the set:)

Even Harry had some Star Moments on Camera

We have been busy designing and getting the new website up- we hope you like it and have had a chance to check everything out...there is so much that is new!

We are off to Belleville on Friday night for a benefit concert for Almost Home. Then to Kingston to perform at Homecoming for Queen's University and then Battersea's PumpkinFest (there might also be birthday cake for a certain member of Splash'N Boots who's name is not Nick).

If you are looking for a perfect family day away here is the link for the O'Shea farm...the filming location of both Rockin' Vegetable and Whoopie. There is tons to do there..so give yourself lots of time! http://www.osheasfarmfresh.com/

Have a great day and we hope to see you soon!

Bye bye!!!

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

One more DVD Sneak Peak: Our other Rockin' Vegetables on camera! Check out our new Fun Zone for ideas about how to make your own Vegetable People....

Falling into Season

2007-09-19T05:32:00.000-07:00

Heeeeelllllllloooo Everyone,

So sorry for the lack of blog lately.... but let me catch you up. We have been busy performing and working on a bunch of new exciting projects.

First off: - travelling around Ontario performing. Wonderful places such as......... Kingston, Amherstview, Oshawa, Guelph and Ajax. Our latest stop was the Western Fair in London Ontario where we performed 27 shows over 9 days. Thanks to everyone singing and dancing with us. We were lucky enough to share the stage with our friends Craig the Juggler and Doo Doo theClown.

Secondly: We are excited to announce that we are just about to go into production of our first full length DVD. We will be putting clips on our website and behind the scenes photos on our blog so stay tuned for much much more.

We are now getting ready to head to the International Plowing Match this weekend, where Taes will be showcasing her new John Deere Tractor.... however I imagine we will stick to performing our 3 shows that day.

Also, we will start adding video blogs starting at the Plowing Match- so stay tuned for that as well... motion picture fun!

Seee you soon!

Love Taes and Nick

with our friend Kennedy after our show in Ajax!

Sask a car toon

2007-08-15T07:15:00.000-07:00

What a time it was in Saskatoon on our last leg of our 7 week tour. It was a lot fun exploring the city and performing 18 shows at the Saskatoon Ex. Once again we were treated so well and met some incredible people. One thing we learned on this 50 day trip was that no matter where we are people are always so kind. So many people opened their doors to us while we were on the road- to all of you who we met thank you thank you.

While in Saskatoon it was really fun to watch the professional chuckwagon races... i think we have seen more horses on this tour than the average cowboy does in a year.

We also met the Doodlebops who were performing in Saskatoon as well. We ran into them in our hotel and had a nice chat with with them... after that they had to go get on the bus.

Silver Elvis was also saying at our hotel and we able to get a picture with him... Elvis lives

Quick Facts about this tour:

Total Distance Covered: Approx. 36,000 kms (

Flights: 12

Ferries: 2

Boats: 2

Bus: 1

Surf Boards: 2

Shows performed: 92

Kangaroos Spotted: 6

We are now back in Burlington for 2 days then off to Kingston and Amhertsview Ontario for shows... look for updates and pictures for those shows very soon. What a summer it has been... Talk to you soon!

Love Taes and Nick

This is our friend Anna from St. Peter School in Tecumseh. Great to meet you Anna- thanks for the picture!

Strathmore the Merrier

2007-08-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

We have just finished performing in Strathmore Alberta's Heritage Days...it was like a breath of fresh country air. It was a wonderful event with everything you would look for outside big cities. For instance if you were looking for a festival with a professional rodeo..it could be found

Or maybe a ride on a motorcycle ...

Perhaps touching a 14 foot Python would be up your alley? no?

A ride on a monster truck?

Thanks to everyone for coming up and saying hello and singing with us- we met some great people. We have just flown into Saskatoon and are getting ready for the Saskatoon EX where will be performing 18 shows...we are now on week 7 of this tour and are on our last 6 days....wazoooooo Hope everyone is doing well and we run into you soon!

See y'all later..

Love Nick and Taes

Splash'N Boots

Splash'N Island Adventures!!!!

2007-08-01T08:54:00.000-07:00

It has been a week we will never forget. Our trip to Vancouver Island was a full surprises and adventures.

It started with drive down what used to an old logging road but now is the only route to the west coast of Vancouver Island. In our little blue rental car fully loaded with Splash'N Boots stuff we travelled down a very curvy, winding road through mountains and beautiful lakes, and finally to a fork in the road. Tofino is one way, and Ucluelet the other. We took a left to Ucluelet, where we were transported into the most perfect little ocean town.

We were greeted by a community Salmon BBQ by the sea. There were live bands playing, people dancing and corn being roasted . It was “Ukee Days’’, a three day annual festival celebrating this community and all its wonderful qualities.

The shows went really well - filled with dancers and singers of all ages. The community there was just incredible and filled with tons of town spirit; the festival grounds were always full, the stage was filled with many talented local bands and children as well as those from other parts of Canada.

During our 4 day visit we were presented with wonderful adventures that we will never forget.

Our first adventure: Surfing

With a brief lesson and surf boards in hand we headed to open ocean. Now I can’t say that either of us were naturals at it, but we did both stand up once before doing a face plant flat into the water. Who knew waves could be so strong. It was so fun. Harry the Parrot would have joined us but we could not find a wetsuit that would fit.

Next Adventure: Pacific Rim Trail

This was a hike we did along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It was absolutely gorgeous- Canada has some of the greatest coasts in the world..

Next adventure: Hot Springs Cove

This adventure involved a very wavy hour and a half boat ride to a very remote area of the Island where natural Hot Springs exist in their natural setting ( that's a lot of natural). After the boat landed we did a long hike through beautiful rain forest to the place where the springs were situated. Let me tell you they were not joking about hot- these were hotter then a hot tub…and much more fun. We spent the afternoon soaking in the water, and sitting under the waterfalls. It was perfect.

But to make the day even that much more perfect we had many surprises on our boat ride home. Our captain decided to forgo the calm way home and take us out to the open ocean where the huge waves are in the hopes of seeing whales. After a half an hour of waves that sent our small boat flying up and down and side to side (sometimes I might have felt slightly nervous…!!) We both happened to be looking at the same place at the same time and saw a 30 ton Humpback Whale jump straight up in the air and land with a huge splash right beside the boat! It was the most incredible experience. We have never seen anything like it. It was like the whale was putting on a show for us because minutes later he did it again, along with a few other tail splashes. It was unbelievable!

Then we pulled up along a small island and saw Steller Sea Lions basking in the sun….they are the biggest sea lions in the world and definitely the cutest. Taes felt like snuggling up with them on the rock.

What a day. The sun made its way down on the west coast and the next day we headed back to the airport.

Next Adventure: Cathedral Cove

We managed to fit in one last hike on the way to the airport. We stopped on the side of the road outside of Port Alberni and walked among the tallest trees in the world. It was awesome. It is really hard to describe just how big these trees were but it felt like we had been shrunk down to the size of ants.

Well we are now back in Calgary preparing for some shows then heading off to Strathmore Heritage Days where we will be preforming 9 shows over 3 days. Hope everyone is having a great summer.... its August!

Talk to you soon,

Love Taes and Nick

Edmon Ton of Fun

2007-07-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

HELLO!

Hope everyone has been enjoying July! We have just finished performing 11 shows at the Edmonton Capital Ex and now find ourselves in sunny Vancouver. We had such a great time singing and dancing in Edmonton and seeing so many people we met at the St. Albert International Children’s Festival. Thanks for coming back and saying hello!

One of the highlights of Edmonton was a new exhibit all about butterflies. Not really knowing what we were getting ourselves into, we ventured in, only to find about 5000 butterflies flying around everywhere. It was unlike anything we have ever seen before. They seemed to like Taes right away.

While in Edmonton we also came across a statue of “The Great One”…he’s the one holding the Stanley Cup:)

We had some excitement after our last show. We had to high-tail it to our vehicle when we were greeted with a lovely thunderstorm that brought with it several rain, winds and Tornado warnings. It was our quickest exit from a festival ever… and our wettest! Here is the picture of the calm before the storm.

We are now writing to you from a little coffee shop in wonderful Vancouver. Tomorrow we are off to Vancouver Island and are very excited to see the very very west coast of Canada and perform in Ucluelet on Sunday.

Plenty of adventures await. Thanks again to all of you for coming out to our shows – you truly make what we do soo fun. Keep sending emails- we love reading them and writing back!

****Harry the Parrot is really hoping he can see a whale off Vancouver Island since he didn’t get a chance to see one in Australia... we’ll seee!

Talk to you soon!

Love Taes and Nick…. And Harry the Parrot

A Stampede of a Time

2007-07-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O!

What a time we had at this years Stampeeeeede. 35 shows in 10 days...yahoooo !!!! The most exciting part was seeing so many familiar faces from last year who came back to see us again. Some even wore their own Pirate Costumes!! It was also fantastic to meet so many new families.

Since we were at the Stampede we made sure we went to the Rodeo:

Not sure if riding a Bull for 8 seconds is for us but I guess for some people neither is wearing blue pants :)

We also got to meet some great people. We were fortunate enough to share the Grandstand Stage and hang out with wonderful Children's Musicians Judy and David. Also the best acapella group in the world the Heebee-Jeebees. In between shows we always caught our favourite country music stars the Rodeo Riders.

On our last day of the Stampede we were treated with a concert at the Saddledome by fellow Kingstonians (a little known group) called: The Tragically Hip!

It was amazing...what a show! However things got even more exciting since we got backstage-passes after the concert. Here we are with lead guitarist Rob Baker and Bassist Gordon Sinclair.

Thanks again to everyone who came out to our shows...you were amazing and we hope to see you again soon. We are now enjoying a day off and getting ready to head up to Edmonton for the Capital EX.

We'll talk to you soon! Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far!

Love Taes and Nick... and Harry the Parrot

Here's a picture sent to us with our great friend Ty at the Stampede:

The Outback to the Wild West...

2007-07-06T20:41:00.001-07:00

Hello from the Calgary Staaaampede in Alberta, Canada....yesterday we would have been saying G’Day Mate!

After 4 Flights , 30 hours of straight travelling, and somehow two Thursdays in a row we are back in Canada safe and sound and very very sleepy!
... but what a tour

Here's what went down down-under...
From Toronto we flew over the Grand Canon stopped in L.A and continued over the large oh soo very large ocean that is the Pacific and arrived in Sydney Australia. Other then a slight miss-hap in Los Angeles involving us running full speed across the airport to catch our next flight we made it in one piece- with all of our luggage and only slightly jet-lagged.

We spent our first day in Sydney, Australia trying to see as much as we possibly could in 24 hours. We went on a ferry to Manly Island, and saw the famous Opera House. LALALALA!

The next morning we were back in the air again and off to Melbourne, Australia for the day. After a quick taste of Melbourne and all its great art , history and coffee we managed to get ourselves on a train and traveled 3 hours South to Warrnambool (our final destination!!)
here's downtown Melbourne:

Warrnambool is unlike any other place we have visited. It is right on the southern coast of Australia. Everywhere you look there is Ocean. The beaches are some of the most beautiful in the world. Our favorite beach was called "Logan's Beach", which is also a lookout for whales. Every year whales make their way to this area and have their calves. So with many other onlookers, we stood and watched. Although we did not see any directly, those with binoculars had 4 sightings while we there. Here is a picture of Logan’s Beach and lookout.

Our shows at the FUN 4 KIDS festival were fantastic. The Australian families welcomed our music and were singing and dancing along. The crowds were super. Although we must admit it was a bit intimidating performing right after and before international superstars: The Wiggles:

But we quickly made friends with Wags The Dog:

Taes asked Captain Feathersword if he knew the Last Pirate on Lake Ontario??:...

and we did the Romp Bomp A Stomp with Dorothy The Dinosaur. Nick even brought her a rose.

Then we hit the stage:

Everyone treated us so well. We were known as "The Canadians", and they all commented on OUR accents!!

While we were there our wonderful stage manager lent us her car to take for the afternoon… this may seem like a simple thing – however Australians tend to drive on the left side of the road. This was no easy challenge- especially while driving standard. (Taes was a hero).

So after we found the courage to keep on driving we made it to a place we heard about called Tower Hill, which is a actually a volcano which last erupted over 30 thousand years ago. .. it is considered dormant .. not extinct.. YIKES! When it did erupt all those years ago it made beautiful craters, lakes and mountains and is now a protected reserve. Now the rumour was that if we went, we MAY see Koala Bears, and although not likely …Kangaroos. The thought that if we might see any of these animals in the wild was worth the trip for us. Well were we in for a treat....

We headed along a nature path with our eyes scanning the trees for Koalas… and sure enough we found the sweetest little guy. Man oh man are they cute. We were able to get sooooo close to him. They are so round and fuzzy! Taes wanted to take it home with us. It was so incredible.

After that we were feeling pretty lucky with our two sightings, when all of a sudden we were face to face with TWO Kangaroos! After Taes almost passed out with excitement- we were able to take some pictures. They just looked at us and we just looked at them. This lasted for about 5 minutes then the just hopped away using those massive back legs. WOW. It’ll be a day we’ll never forget.

The next day after our shows we headed down the windy "Great Ocean Road" to see the 12 Apostles, which are a famous rock formation in Australia. They were created many many years ago by the erosion of the coastline. We made it just before sunset and were able to get some fantastic pictures.

After our last show we jumped back on the train to Melbourne, took 4 different planes, hit 5 major cities and 3 countries, and woke up this morning in the wild wild west that is Calgary during Stampede week.

Today we headed downtown and saw the famous Calgary Stampede Parade... there was even someone riding a BULL.. for fun!

After that we headed down to the Stampede grounds and performed three shows.... only 33 to go, over the next 10 days....
We love the Stampede and are very happy to be performing again at it this year.

Most of all we love all of you who come to our shows, and bring us to your cities and countries. We feel so fortunate to have a job that enables us to see so much of the world and meet so many new people.

We hope you are all having an amazing summer so far and we can see you soon.

YAHOO (that's what everybody says during Stampede!)

Love Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

G'Day Mate

2007-07-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O! from down under...

Unfortunately this is going to be just a very short message since Internet is very expensive (and a tad bit slow) here. However in a couple days we will have a full report and tons of pictures to share. We are having an amazing time here performing and seeing so much. Hope everyone back in Canada is doing great. Travelling to the Calgary Stampede in 3 days! Ok bye for now.. can't wait to share more!

Love Taes and Nick from beautiful Australia!

Windsor , St.Marys -Canada....next stop Australia

2007-06-25T07:09:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O

A sunny weekend filled with music and meeting so many families - it was great. Our first stop was Windsor Ontario's Summerfest. Down by the waterfront where our shows were- Detroit, Michigan seemed very close. Taes didn't think it looked that big:

Nick didn't think it looked that far...swimming distance perhaps?

We performed 4 shows over Friday and Saturday. It was so great seeing so many familiar faces that saw us perform last February in Windsor. Thanks to everyone for coming out to sing and dance with us.

Hanging out with Kelly and Ashlyn our one of our shows at Summerfest.

It was then off to St.Marys to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame where we were met by an large energetic crowd. Since St.Marys is very close to where Nick grew up so many of his family and friends were about to make it out- here's his niece and nephew proudly displaying their Splash'N Boots hats before the show ( I think they may have little choice about their favorite group :) )

Now we have but one day to pack for Australia... and 50 days on the road. hmmm..

Here's where we are headed (click to make it bigger):

We fly into Sydney. Then we head to Melbourne the next day... then keep travelling south to the coast and you will see a city called Warrnambool. That's where we will be performing at the FUN4KIDS Festival . OZ awaits.... we'll keep you posted on the Splash'N Boots adventures. Harry the Parrot is slightly nervous about the 19hr flight- but we told him he may get to meet a Kangaroo so that calmed him down a bit :)

Hope everyone is doing well and singing lots. See you soon! Maybe down Under?

Love,

Nick and Taes- and Harry the Parrot

Plentiful Festivals

2007-06-19T11:29:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O

We had a wonderful weekend performing at the Mississaugua Waterfront Festival on Saturday. This was the 4th year in a row we have performed there, so it was great seeing some many familiar faces in the crowd. One face we always enjoy to see, is that of our great friend Trulee Odd... he enjoys juggling Knives blindfolded while on a 10 foot unicycle - his mother is extremely proud.

We also met a great banjo player .....

The wonderful people from Jungle Cat World gave Taes an up close and personal look at a funny little guy. Does anyone know what this animal is called?

The next day we were in our hometown of Burlington to perform at the Sound of Music Festival. It was a lot if fun. If you ever get a chance to come visit this Festival is is worth the trip... its freeeeee and just full of great music. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to come up after our shows and say hello.

We are now getting ready to perform 4 shows at Summerfest in Windsor, Ontario on Friday and Saturday then we are travelling to the St. Marys on Sunday to perform at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. I'm hoping maybe I'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekend for my home run I hit when was I was 7 years old... we'll seeee

Also if anyone out there are into the wonderful world that is Facebook- well we have the group for you.. its a an all you can eat Splash'N Boots Buffet.. pictures, stories, interactive fun. We would love to you see you there.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2430416902&ref=mf

Time to say goodbye!

Love Taes and Nick.... ok and Harry the Parrot

Splash'N Boots

We have the greatest fans ever....Below is our friend Nolan. Nolan and his mom even put together a video of our show. Check it out at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsIi7d9vfJ0

This is us at the Waterfront Festival with our friends Shyanne, Mackenzie, Stephanie and Mia. Thanks for sending us the pictures- you guys are great...!

It's not a Perth, it's a Europeon Handbag

2007-06-11T13:18:00.000-07:00

Awww beautiful Perth, home of many pretty parks, Big Ben(the horse) and the wonderful Studio Theatre, where we performed to a energetic sold out crowd.

The day before the show we did a surprise visit to a grade 1 music class in Taes's old public school. When we walked in, they were practising their drumming skills while listening to our first Album "Getting Our Feet Wet"... that was a big surprise to us. We joined in and performed 3 songs with them. Lots of fun!

Our show the next day was fantastic. Perth is such an amazing community. Since Taes has a lot of family in Perth they were happy to help out and we were so grateful to have them there with us.
from ticket sales.......
(her Mom!)

To selling Splash'n Boots merchandise....

(Grandma and Grandpa!)
Once the show got underway- it was a rockin time. Thanks to everyone for coming out and singing and dancing with us.

Now back in Burlington working away and enjoying the sunny outdoors. Looking forward to performing once again at the Mississauga Waterfront Festival on Saturday then 2 shows at the Burlington's Sound of Music Festival on Sunday.... two great festivals in Ontario..and both so very close to our house...!

With summer season creeping up so is the Festival season. Make sure you find out if there are any music festivals that may be coming up in your area. It's a great way to spend an afternoon with family and friends...and also see and support lots of great performers.

Talk to you sooooooon!

love Nick and Taes.... and Harry the Parrot

This is our friend Katie from St. Albert. Thanks for sending us the letter and picture Katie! Can't wait to see you next time we are out your way.

A Harry Cover

2007-06-05T06:27:00.000-07:00

H~E~L~L~O~

Well after 4 flights, 1 ferry ride and 20 shows we made it home from the first leg of our tour. We were so impressed with The International Children's Festival in St. Albert, Alberta. We met some wonderful people and were treated so well... and there were plenty of great dancers! The only slight struggle we had was with the weather. Being on the outdoor stage, we were exposed direcly to the sun....and boy oh boy did it get hot. The average tempature over the 5 days was about 29 degress and at last count we saw only 2.5 clouds...but we loved the challenge annnnd the mild sun stroke. Harry the Parrot was also feeling the heat but recovered nicely when he found out he had made his first newspaper cover.

He felt like the Rockin Roll King.

One of the highlights of the week came on the last night of the festival during the Finale. We were asked to join some of the incredible international groups in one final show where they displayed a taste of what they have been up to all week. It was fantasic. Here's us with Rick Scott after the final show.....

After a little howling we then jumped on a plane made it back to our little airport in Hamilton Ontario.

We are now getting ready to head to Perth Ontario (Taes' hometown) for a show on Saturday at the Studio Theatre. I'm sure we will see a lot of familair faces.

Hope everyone is enjoying the outdoors and finding time for a little music and dancing! Talk to you very soon. Same place? Same Time? Keep Rockin

Love Taes and Nick

Nick in a Tutu

2007-05-30T17:21:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the Travel Lodge in Edmonton wondering how we went from looking out at ocean to looking out at Car dealerships. hmmmm........

Sunday before we left Vancouver Island we went on a walk along the ocean, and it is probably among the most beautiful walks I have ever had in my life. We started on a regular old path, then we moved to rocky beach, then we were in a hidden green area that reminded me of the book "The Secret Garden". From there we found ourselves among tall cedars and at the end we came out on a mountain spring that we dipped our fingers and toes into (very very chilly!!)

We flew into Edmonton on Monday afternoon. We are playing at the St. Albert International Children's Festival. What an amazing festival this is. We have met performers from all over the world- from Peru to Germany and right back to Quebec City. We are doing 3 shows a day on the outdoor stage (which is sometimes very very very hot..) But we are having a great time and are meeting so many families.....
9 shows to go and then we are flying home.wheeeee.

We got the chance to see a Rick Scott and the Pied Pumkids show yesterday. Rick Scott is a Canadian Icon, with 15 albums released and many many awards for his music. Their show was fantastic - we left feeling completly inspired.....

We have also had the chance to meet many other performers from across the world.
Nick was invited up on-stage by a fellow performer and then asked to do ballet. As you can imagine he was quite the hit.

These are our friends Ramblin Roy and his trusty sidekick Bucky

Here's our very tall friend Nikolai... those are some large pants

We are really looking forward to the rest of the festival.. it is certainly world class.

We will post some more pictures throughout the week. We are looking forward to coming home and performing at the Perth Studio Theatre next weekend.

Hope you are doing well and we can see you soon!

We would love to hear from you.

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

down by Oyster bay...

2007-05-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

Hello from Oyster Bay- the most perfect place on Vancouver Island. As I write this I am looking out at the ocean, and sitting in a wooden cabin. The cabin is supposed to look like half a heart...i think it ressembles a barn...or a spaceship..

maybe an Oyster...? Either way it is perfectly cozy in here.

To get here we travelled to the island on the Ferry, rented a car and took a beautiful drive along the shore to Courtenay. We performed one show in Courtenay, and then the next day in Campbell River which is just 45 km down the highway. Both shows were fantastic- we loved meeting you all and have met so many amazing people in the past few days. Thanks for having us to your Island!

Yesterday we went to a wonderful place called Goose Spit ( don't let the name fool you we didn't find any goose spit)- here's a picture:

And Nick caught a Fish:

Taes found herself in a little bit of trouble:

Today we are spending our day off relaxing and exploring before we hop on the plane to Edmonton tomorrow and get set for 15 shows at the International Children's Festival in St. Albert, Alberta.

We are now off to do a hike on a trail called salmon's point. Looks like a great spot. The sun is out but the wind is blowing should be lots of fun. Did you know that the ocean temperature here is about the same in the summer as it is in the winter? It's just the air that is colder when you get out. ... maybe we will do a little ocean swimming if we get hot enough..!

This is Splash'N Boots signing off in Oyster Bay, Canada.

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

www.splashnboots.com

A Whale of a Time

2007-05-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

Good morning !ooorr maybe it's a later time where you are... sooo Good Day!,

I am awake early looking out over the ocean and mountains from the 19th floor condo we are lucky enough to be staying in. It is so very beautiful in Vancouver. Last night we had an incredible time performing at the Vancouver Aquarium. The evening was called: Dreamnight. It is a yearly event for the patients and families of BC Children's Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Make a Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, and Canuck Place Children's Hospice. We performed with Bob's and Lolo. They are a fantastic group out of Vancouver who perform music all about Nature, and especially about creatures in the ocean. Which was perfect for the aquarium!! It was an amazing evening to be a part of.

We performed right in front of the Beluga Whales. I am absolutely in love with them. They are so very cute and blubbery. I think this guy is smiling at us,.....

We also saw many other creatures..Jellyfish:

Otters: (awww..look at the way their paws are folded on their tummy's)

Scary Fish:

Harry met some fish:

and found a long lost relative..:

After the shows we got a behind the scenes tour of the aquarium. We even got to touch a pink starfish!

Thank you so much to the staff of the aquarium and Bobs and Lolo. It was great to meet all of you who were there. We can't wait to see you again sometime.

On Friday we are off to Vancouver Island for 2 performances...looking forward to the ferry ride! Today we are heading into Stanley Park then having a dinner out to celebrate Nick's Birthday! Talk to you soon

Love,

Taes and Nick

Splash'N Boots

A Penner For Your Thoughts

2007-05-20T21:21:00.000-07:00

H.E.L.L.O

2 days ago we had breakfast with one of the greatest children's performers of all time... yes that's right ... Mr "Cat Came Back": Fred Penner. Wow-were we ever nervous. There Fred was shaking our hands and inviting us to sit down with him and there we were all sweaty palms and red faced ..but he was soo nice and friendly truly an amazing guy --what an experience! Here we are after breakfast.

We had two great shows: First in Canmore then in Cochrane, Alberta. So wonderful to meet all who were there. Here's us rockin' In Cochrane'.....

Yesterday we left bright and early and made the journey into the Rockies. It was a breath taking trip that saw stops in Banff , Lake Louise and many places in between.

We were visited by some mountain goats and elk- it was very kind of them to say hello..

Our adventurous day ended in Calgary where is started to rain, then hail and when we woke up the next morning there was an inch of snow on the ground....brrrrrrrr. We hopped on an airplane bright and early and flew to Vancouver which is where I am now writing you from. We have a show tomorrow night at the Vancouver Aquarium which should be so exciting with our friends 'Bobs and Lolo.'

Exploring new places and cities is very fun to do. We live in such a unique and beautiful country....this is our home, is our home CANADA.

Love our country.

Can't wait to see you sometime soon.

Love,

Taes and Nick

Can Less? nooo Canmore!

2007-05-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

Hello!
Well it was an early morning in Burlington as we made our way to our lovely Hamilton Airport and then off to Calgary. Here is Taes preparing for take off:

The clouds look like cauliflower from 4000 ft in the air which made me a bit hungry. Taes and I had 3 hours to to wait in the Calgary Airport before our shuttle took us to lovely Canmore Alberta. We spent our time writing a new song, enjoying watching people coming and going, and being very cautious of huge hippos:

After a wonderful walk around Canmore and being surround by the beauty of the Rockies we are now winding down after 10 hours of travelling. We are getting ready for our shows tomorrow at the children's festivals in Canmore and Cochrane- should be fun. Rumour at the front desk of our hotel is that Fred Penner is staying at our hotel! Taes is wandering the hallways hoping to bump into him......
;)

We'll talk to you very very soon!
Keep rockin!
Nick (aka Splash)

Hello hello
this is Taes..
The great Fred search continues...no luck yet! I am too sleepy to write much- Bedtime for me...I figure it is 9:30 our time so I am good to go. It's soo beautiful here I can hardly believe it. I walk around looking up at the mountains, and never know where I am going. This is our view from our hotel room:

and also..there are gophers everywhere. I saw 6 at once. very cute little guys.

that's all I got.

I love it here so much.
nightnight,
Taes (aka boots)

A Splash'N Blog "Let's start at the very begining, a very good place to start"

2007-05-15T16:21:00.000-07:00

H~E~L~L~O....

Taes and Nick here .....and now you're here - thanks for stopping by! We are busy preparing for our summer tour across Canada and Australia. We would love for you to come with us...however it might get a little crowded in my suitcase sooo we thought the next best thing would be to set up up a Splash’N Tour Blog where we will be sharing stories and pictures of our adventures. . . what interactive blogin' fun! We will be performing around 140 shows in over 35 cities and towns across Canada and Australia in the next 3 months ..........the ride begins.

We are really excited about the summer ahead and all of the wonderful people we will meet along the way. There will be plenty of singing and dancing that's for sure. Be sure to come by and say hello! Our tour starts Friday as we fly out to Calgary, Alberta to perform in the Canmore Children's Festival, then off to the Cochrane Children's Festival on the same day......it's go time.

We will be adding pictures and stories all the time so make sure you come by often.

Keep Rockin!

Taes and Nick signing off