A two hour delay facilitated some extra cuddle time for Nora and her big brother this morning.
It seemed that Nora was on a two hour delay as well! She fell back asleep during a time when she is usually awake which enabled me to pack lunches, make breakfasts, clean up the kitchen, straighten hair, brush hair, go over spelling words and administer kisses before sending the big kids out the door. Seconds after the bus was driving away Nora was up and placing orders for milkies and baffs! It all worked out rather nicely!
This evening we took the kids to the Winter Jam concert at US Bank Arena. We’d planned on doing this for a long time and I was so thrilled that we were all healthy and able to go! Nora, of course, stayed home but maybe we’ll get to bring her to one when she gets older.
It was a PACKED house! We couldn’t find 4 seats together any where! While Greta and I were waiting to see if William and Gavin could find anything I had the pleasure of meeting Diane who recognized us from the blog! Hi Diane! It was so nice to meet you!! 🙂
After we finally found some seats the kids started noticing all of the “fun” venue paraphernalia that other people had around us.
Greta had her eye on a sparkly blinking fedora hat and Gavin was mesmerized by the set of drum sticks someone was posing in a picture with a few rows down. We told them we came to see a concert not to buy a bunch of junk. They were disappointed and tried to barter with me. Meanwhile William excused himself to go get some water.
While the kids were bestowing me with offers of vacuuming the whole house, and babysitting, someone showed up behind us playing the back of the seat with drumsticks wearing a pink sparkly blinking hat!!! “Daaaaadddyyyyy!!!!” Little faces lit up and they were happy as can be until they started getting tired.
What an awesome, awesome concert!! I loved seeing the kids get excited when they recognized some of the songs. To see them singing along was so sweet!
I got choked up when Matthew West sang Strong Enough. That song was my personal anthem during my pregnancy and throughout the early days… admittedly still is from time to time. It came on the radio in the delivery room while I was in labor, and again in the hospital just before we were about to be discharged. To hear that performed live in all of its glory squeezed the tears out of my soul!
The last artist was Tobymac. I’ve always liked his music, but after seeing him in concert I am a huge, huge fan! I absolutely love his new song Eye On It. Unfortunately by this point Greta was slumped over onto my lap from William’s lap sound asleep. We were able to catch glimpses of the stage between everyone standing and dancing in front of us. I couldn’t help but smile the whole time they were on!
It was a late, late night for the big kids, but I’m glad we went! Hopefully they will sleep in tomorrow!
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
(Philippians 4:13 NIV)
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Aleisa- Again, it was so nice having the opportunity to meet you and Greta.
Diana (S orry if I didn’t pronounce my name very well at the concert. I don’t go by Diane, but by Diana. It was so cool and sweet of you to mention me in today’s blog. I felt it was a “God thing” that we met. 🙂
We are huge fans of Matthew West’s “Strong Enough” too. When our son and daughter in law were carrying our granddaughter Adalyn who had Trisomy 13 that was the song Mark returned to over and over to help him deal with everything. Adalyn is in heaven now, dancing to that song and many others, fully healed and loving Jesus, now we have to be “strong enough” to wait to see her!
The 2 hour delay came included with the SUNDVIK at no extra cost, lol.
Love when the 4 of you go out and enjoy.
You missed a good deal with the kids, Mommy !!.
Have a wonderful weekend !!. Muuaaahhh 😉
P.S: Greta looks sooo cool with the fedora !!
We were over in section 218…not far from you! I caught a glimpse of you and your sweet family crossing the street, and shouted to my daughter, “There’s Nora’s family!”…it felt like seeing someone famous 🙂
I had NO IDEA how packed Winter Jam would be! The artists were great, weren’t they?! Matthew West was hysterical with his “new song”, and Toby Mac was so energetic and amazing as always. We saw him two years ago at Spirit Song, and sat in the third row!! He was incredibly uplifting (but surprisingly short!). He will be at King’s Island again at the end of June for Spirit Song…it’s another great Christian venue, if you’ve never been. We live in Lebanon, only a few minutes away, so KI is much closer for us than driving downtown.
Glad you all had such fun!
GLAD you got to go to the concert!! LOVE MW & Strong Enough!!
Sweet dreams!
lisa
SO HAPPY YOU ALL GOT TO GO TO THE CONCERT. THAT WAS SO SWEET OF WILLIAM TO SNEAK OUT AND GET THE DRUM STICKS AND THE HAT. I LOVE THE PICTURES OF WILLIAM AND GRETA AND GAVIN. BET GAVIN HAS HAD A GOOD TIME WITH THE DRUM STICKS. GRETA REALLY LOOKS GOOD IN HER COOOOOL HAT. LOVE THE PICTURE OF GAVIN AND NORA. HE AND GRETA BOTH ARE SO GOOD TO NORA AND LOVE HER SO MUCH. HOPE YOU ALL ARE GETTING A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP, AND SUNDAY IS A REALLY GOOD DAY FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS. LOVE YOU ALL. GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS.
My hubby and I took our big kids as well. The big kids and I went along with Aunt and cousins while daddy met us there later. I would have to say that Matthew West was the highlight for me while Toby Mac was a very close second. The videos that told a couple of the stories behind the songs were very touching. We ended up getting ours some goodies too. Our daughter left with a hat just like Greta’s and our son got a flashing bracelet. So glad you and your family were blessed with a great time out!