Mother's Day



On Mother's Day this year we took Alana to go see Rain, the Beatles Tribute band! The day I told her we were going to see "The Beatles" in concert, she squealed so loud and jumped up and down, she was so excited! It made me so happy to see her so excited! Victor and I saw Rain a few years ago and the whole time we were there, we kept wishing we had brought Alana. We promised that when they came back into town we would take her to see them! I bought the tickets on a discounted website so I knew they wouldn't be great seats, but we didn't care, we were happy to be there! As soon as the curtains went up and Alana could see the Beatles on stage she was so excited! She looked at me and said "mom, is that the real Beatles"...... UM... Yes. I lied. She'll figure it out one day, but in the moment I couldn't tell her, even when she directly asked. Hell, she's only 4 so it's not like she understands anyway.

This was Alana's very first concert! Start them young! One of my favorite parts of the day was when I was asking Alana what song she was most excited to hear them play. She said "Hey Jude". Victor has been singing that song to her since the day she was born. If she can't sleep or he would be rocking her, that was the song he would sing to her. No twinkle twinkle, it was always Hey Jude. It always had a calming effect on her. So when she said it, it melted my heart!

 

During the performance you weren't allowed to take pictures, but I had to sneak one of Alana. During intermission Victor bought Alana drum sticks that say "Rain" on them. She used them to play the air guitar for the 2nd half of the show as she rocked out to her favorite Beatles songs.  They were done with their set and ready to end the show when they decided to play one last song. I assume like everyone else, they plan it that way... They sang "Hey Jude" as their very last song. It was pretty awesome! One of my other favorite parts was when the "Paul" of the bunch sang Yesterday. I balled my eyes out the whole song. It will forever remind me of my mom and it made me wish she could be there with us. I love to continue to teach my kids things that would make my mom proud!

As a close to Mother's Day we took Victor's mom and dad to dinner. A month or so ago, Alana and I made Grandma some stuff at Color me mine. Alana painted her a Mermaid Jewelry box and I made her a platter with Jack's footprint and Alana's handprint. They came out great and she appreciated the home made gifts. Not having my mom to hang out with on Mother's Day was tough and will always continue to be I'm sure. But I love my Mother In Law so much, and I am so thankful for her and all she does for us. This lady is pretty amazing!