Drums on Logic Express 8 Help needed

Hi there,
I recently brought an imac, purely for my girfriend who writes and records her own music. We have Logic Express 8, and my partner loves it compared to cubase on her old pc! I myself play the drums, and would love to record drums onto this program. I have a real 13 piece kit, with mesh heads fitted to keep the noise down. Recording via a mic is not an option due to noise etc. Is there a way of triggering my drums to get a sound in Logic? I apologise if this sounds crazy, but I am a bit behind on the times! Any help on whether this is possible and what I will need is greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Keith.

Their are multiple ways to record drums:
* firstly, acoustic drums could only be micd, if you are looking to record with what you have, im afraid that's your only option
*secondly, you could always use a sampler and trigger your drum samples with a midi keyboard, but i hate this method personally
*thirdly, you could invest in a program such as EZ-Drummer, which has some very nice drum loops all organized by tempo...all you do is simply drag the loop into the arrange window, and if you'd like, you could open the piano roll and manipulate that loop
*and the fourth (and in my opinion the best) method, is to sell those acoustic drums, and buy yourself an electronic drum kit...you can quantize your notes, you could load any sound sample you want on those pads to get a very diverse range of recordings...and best of all, no microphones! also, volume isn't a problem, if you want to play at 2 in the morning without waking the neighbors, then just through on some headphones and jam away
im not sure if you wanted to know any of that cause i may of misinterpreted your question, but i tried.

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