We had so much fun tonight! Our friends, Brian and Jill Henderson, invited us to meet them at the Marietta Square for the 175th birthday celebration of the Square. It also kicked off their free summer concert series with a great band called The Return which is a Beatles tribute band. We happened to park right next to each other so we hauled all our stuff over together which included two double strollers (their kids are Parker, who turned 2 in April, and Macie, who is 5 days younger than Mia), diaper bags, coolers, food and chairs. We walked the couple of blocks to the Square, and it was already packed, but we found a spot to set up camp.
It was a beautiful night tonight; perfect for being outside. We all enjoyed getting to talk to one another while the kids just sat in their strollers, ate dinner and people-watched. Lily was fascinated by the guy walking around on stilts; "Mommy, he's tall like a giraffe!" is what I heard multiple times. There is a pretty big water fountain in the middle so Ryan took her to see that a few times. Brian, Parker, Ryan and Lily threw a football around for a little bit. All the kids were doing great. Macie fell asleep about 7:30, and I knew Mia was getting tired; she had missed her evening nap and it was coming up on bedtime. I put her down in the stroller and she was doing great just laying there playing with the canopy. Well, just before 8, a little boy (probably about 5) from the family sitting behind us was looking at her in the stroller. All of a sudden, he growled at her! It terrified Mia and she started crying really hard. The boy's mom apologized and made him apologize. I held Mia but it took her several minutes to calm down; she certainly wasn't going to lay down and go to sleep though!
The concert started and Lily was really enjoying the music. Ryan held her up so she could see the band, but she wanted to get closer. Jill, Parker, Lily and I made our way down right in front of the stage. Lily seemed fascinated watching the musicians. She loves music so she thought this was really cool; she loved seeing three guitars just like hers. After we sat there for a few minutes, she decided it was time to dance, so she pulled me up and we had fun dancing together. Parker and Jill were dancing too. After a couple of songs, Lily grabbed Parker's hands and they started dancing together; what I would give to have had the camera with me, but it was back with Ryan! They were adorable together. Lily took the lead, pulling Parker up and down and back and forth; he didn't seem to mind. It was so cute! After they finished, we danced some more and then headed back to everyone else. We stayed a little while longer (and snagged Lily a purple balloon), but decided we didn't want to wait until the very end because that would make leaving more difficult and it was already well past bedtime. We packed up and headed on home and have just put the girls down. I am interested to see if this makes a difference on their wake times tomorrow. What a great way to spend a Friday night!
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