This concert from a former punk rocker turned kid rocker has been on our calendar since early summer. We had front row seats thanks to Cindy’s organization. Cindy said it was entertaining, “even for adults” and she was right.
We started with a sugar rush at Family Donuts with our friends. 6 kids under 6 filled the place.
This is a weekend tradition for our friends and I had been wanting to join them. I think I’m still a Top Pot fan, but I love a well made donut from any source.
We got to the Edmonds Center for the Arts early. It was a fun venue for the concert, cozy and comfortable. The kids played outside in the wet grass.
The concert was sponsored by Rice Krispie’s. The sponsorship was fairly blatant. They did have a fun time making a tamborine filled with cereal. Laura liked shaking the tamborine in the concert.
Cindy got 2nd row seats. The older girls had fun being fans. Ralph must have made eye contact with me 3 times. It’s nice being in the front. Unfortunately, Sara took 3 trips to the restroom and we had to pass one woman all those times.
It was neat to see how Laura responded to the concert. She was tired and sucked her thumb the whole time. Her eyes were wide with excitement. She’d clap at the end of songs with her thumb still in her mouth. She liked shaking her tamborine. My favorite time in the concert was snuggling with Laura. It happens rarely these days and she was so sweet.
At the end of the concert, the entire audience was invited to go up on the stage. The girls all went up. We stood by the drums and danced around in a circle. We have 2 Ralph CDs which we’ve been playing all week. He is a fun entertainer. Interestingly, his voice (which is good) is more enthralling in concert than on the CD. It was hard not to stand up and dance. It was just good manners for me not too since I’d block kids. It was a fun “first” rock concert for the girls.
