The Kids' First Concert! Weird Al Yankovic!

Well, you've been asking us to take you to a concert - your firs real concert- for ages!  And boy oh boy did we deliver in a WEIRD way!

We've been singing his songs together since you could talk. He's brought us laughter, giggles, and together. 

Mom and I made you a mix CD of some of his greatest hits and you guys memorized it from top to bottom.

We have history with him too... Rebekka, Mimi, Pops, and I listened to "Dare to be Stupid" on cassette on road trips. 

I introduced Mom to him when we started dating; and we actually saw him in concert once before when you were babies.

But no... it's your time to shine in the glow of this legend in person... and... it... was... AMAZING!

That's right... the Weinsteins put on our Hawaiian shirts and went wild for Weird Al!!!!

We sang, we screamed, we did our phone flashlights, we sang in harmony, we got "fat", we committed some "word crimes", the force was with us, and we definitely got "white and nerdy!"

It was a hilarious, engaging, night that dared to be stupid... and I'll never forget your first concert!

What a night!

Sweet Singing: Holiday Concert 2017

On the last day of school of 2017, the two of you got all cleaned up, put on shiny, awesome new clothes, and headed off to join your classmates in a performance for family and friends!

You two clean up real good!

Yaya and Baba and Aunt Sham and Uncle Joe were there!

Mimi and Pops were there!

And then...the lights went down and the magic happened!

JAZZ HANDS! We are so proud of your energy and dedication and practice. You two have been singing those songs all semester and how sweet they were!

Mommy worked really hard with the Middle schoolers on their play!

Sarasponda and Adios Mi Amigo! Serenading '16

We've been hearing you guys singing and practicing two songs in particular for months now. You sing them in the car, you hum them while playing in your rooms, you overtly practice the moves. 

Adios Mi Amigo- sounds sweet! Adorable!

Sarasponda- sounds like such a fun song! We had NO CLUE what language this was in. But with the beginning of rhythmic "boonda boondas" we couldn't resist it.

With these exclusive sneak peeks, we just couldn't wait to see the actual show!

So, in late December, right before your holiday break, you guys got all dressed up and ready for the stage!

The concert was amazing! You two did so well, and we are so very proud of you! Check it out!

Mimi, Pops, Yaya, Baba, Mommy, and Me are so proud of you little singing stars!

This was such a great concert! There was no famous 'ribbit'- no poison oak groin scratching during the concert. There were, however, a few memorable moments: an elderly woman tripped over my leg and fell to the ground! I felt so bad and sat with her until she was able to get up. Your friend Baz screamed the songs loudly and proudly! And it looks like you, Aidan, might have thwapped Wells in the head a few times- gently- during the songs. But, you did say afterwards that there was no room to do the moves you'd been practicing. Miss Mary told us that you, Julia, needed to be front and center, since you had mastered all the moves! 

You both sang and danced awesomely! A memorable night, and memorable songs from you awesome kiddos and your class.

Boonda Boonda!

Spotlight On You

Yesterday Holly's boss generously gave us some tickets to see a Shakespeare play at the new theater downtown. Taking full advantage of not needing a babysitter and doing things on the whim, as we've been doing lately, we decided to go check it out and take you to your first work by the bard: A Mid Summer Night's Dream. You've really gotten a lot of culture recently!

And considering that, now at Week 22, you pretty much hear everything we hear, you've gotten quite an earful of iambic pentamter, opera and music as of late.

While the spotlight wasn't shining on us, you were kicking and squirming. The play was a lot of fun and well-done, but yours and your Mother's favorite part, by far, was probably during the intermission when she got to tear into that King Size Snickers that was burning a hole in her purse. I had to beg to even get a tiny bite! But, it's probably better that way, I had way too much candy over the weekend with Halloween and all (don't worry, I'll show you our awesome costumes later this week).

Later that night we had to put the spotlight on you to test something we'd read in one of the baby books. Apparently at week 22, although your eyes are fused shut and it's incredibly dark in the womb, you can still see some light-- and will react to it as well!

So, I warmed up the end of the Maglight, clicked it on and placed it on your Mom's belly.

Once we found you with the light, it almost felt like you were trying to punch it out! After a few kicks, though, you WHOOSHED to the other side of the belly. Your Mom giggled when you moved to the other side...it must have tickled.

I turned the flashlight off and was about to put it away, but then Holly took it from me. She wanted to feel you kick and move some more! So, the light went back on and you kicked and punched a few more times.

Eventually, though, we think you either found a good hiding spot or just decided to fall asleep in the light beam.

How many people get to say they shared the spotlight with Shakespeare?

Stepping Out With My Baby

On Wednesday night, you officially attended your second concert! But this one was at the Meyerson Symphony Center Downtown. Classy! Don't worry: your folks are classy ones. We'll be taking you (as a bump) to listen to symphonies and operas and all that culture. We won't force you (too much) to attend these type of events once you come out though. But who knows, you might like them!

But, the musical experience at the Meyerson on Wednesday was not of a Classical nature. We took you to see one of our favorite current artists play with the Dallas Symphony: Ben Folds!

We had a really great time at the concert, and he even played the song he wrote for his daughter: "Gracie." Even though you are a boy (we'll find out for sure on Monday!), this song still makes me excited for the feelings of fatherhood and has a lot of sweet lyrics that reflect how I feel already:

You nodded off in my arms watching TV
I won’t move you an inch
Even though my arm’s asleep
One day you’re gonna wanna go
I hope we taught
you everything You need to know

and of course, the opening lines are really sweet too:

You can’t fool me I saw you when you came out
You got your momma’s taste
But you got my mouth
You will always have a part of me
Nobody else is ever gonna see

Take a listen to the song, yourself! Just ignore all the "gracie" and "girl" parts and replace them with your unknown name and "boy!" (and ignore all the images of other people with their children, just like you ignore the pre-existing picture that comes with a picture frame)





Also, I heard a Ben Folds song I'd never heard before at this concert, which also reminded me of you! It's called "Lullabye," and who knows-- we may sing you to sleep with it some night :)






Of course, one of the best parts of the evening was getting to "dress up" the bump and show you off in a beautiful setting. Excuse the picture of the three of us...the usher who took the picture kinda made it blurry. Oh well!

But check out that bump out in public!! Some people call a night on the town "Stepping out with my baby." I was stepping out with my baby and our bump! You clean up pretty good, kid!