It was symphony day for Lela and I. I was not excited about it but mostly because I was tired. But after we got ready and were heading out the door I was determined to make the most of it and enjoy it. We decided to head out for some lunch at Rubios. As I got in to spending time with just Lela the day got brighter. She is such a joyful child, very well mannered, very well behaved and cute as a pin.
I think we should all take a little more time to spend alone time with our kids. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of the day you don’t get to see your individual child. It was a great experience and a bit of an ah ha for me.
We ate our lunch and we still had some time so I thought we would do some shoe shopping. BUT Lela was ready for the Symphony, she had a bit of a one track mind. So we drove downtown and arrived early. We got in to the convention center and headed to the buck to get a soy chai and a kids soy hot chocolate. We sat and watched people and sipped our drinks. Since we were sitting right outside symphony hall Lela was a little more relaxed.
We headed in to the symphony were we watched some dancers (aged 3-14) do traditional dances from Jalisco, Mexico. Lela really enjoyed the dancers and was tapping her feet and clapping her hands. When they finished she was ready to go to her seat even though we had another 20 min or so.
We went in and got our seats and she was just excited and cute as can be. We chatted and laughed and even ran to the bathroom at the last minute which was fun. When the symphony started she crawled on to my lap for a better view. She was very entertained and was clapping along with the music. About 3 songs in she turned her head toward my shoulder and fell asleep.
I enjoyed the rest of the concert with her curled on my lap sleeping soundly. I fell bad for not looking forward to it more because I was so richly rewarded with a wonderful day with an absolutely delightful child (who amazingly is mine).