Busy weekend so far

On Friday night we went to see a baseball game at our local stadium with the local minor league team. Miles loves baseball, so he was very excited to watch the men playing. The baseball game was quickly forgotten when he saw the carousel, and he wanted to go on a horsey ride. So after a ride on one of the horses of the carousel, and walking around the rest of the kid section, we found our way back to sitting and watching the game. Miles thought it was great when it got dark out and he was still up. Then came the fireworks after the game. He seemed a bit scared of them, but couldn't keep his eyes off the sky! Although the final big booms had Miles giving his Dad a very long hug. On the way home Miles thought since it was dark then he should be "fast asleep," and he pretended to be fast asleep on the ride home. Somehow, he didn't actually fall asleep. All morning all he could talk about was fireworks at the baseball park.

Today we took in a concert that took place in our downtown area. We brought a blanket and had a picnic lunch. It was very unique and geared towards the Memorial Day weekend. It was the Federal City Brass Band. This is a band that re-creates the sound and appearance of a Union Army regimental brass band of the 1860s. All of the instruments were original to the mid-19th century, and they played music that came from original band journals and sheet music of the Civil War era. The band members came around and talked to members of the audience prior to the performance. Miles was enthralled by the large tubas, and loved that he got to see one up close. The band members were very pleasant, knowledgeable and the concert was excellent. Miles had a couple of friends that were also at the concert, and the kids had just as much fun running around and chasing each other as they did watching the concert. But, as good children of musicians that they are, they generally stopped what they were doing and clapped when a song ended (and the heard other people clapping.)

So far it has been a (tiring) fun weekend. Miles went to bed very late on Friday night, and he missed his nap today. Unfortunately, this evening he was the only one in the house that was not tired!