Our night at the Symphony

It was GREAT! The kids really loved it. I was kind of nervous at first. They had a little dinner of sandwiches and chips and brownies and McKay was intent on running off. It looked bad. Michael, who is not usually a wanderer, also started kind of wandering around.

We made it through the dinner and we found our seats in the auditorium. Once we were in there, it was much easier. The kids were excited.

The program started and the kids were lukewarm about the Opera parts. But when the Symphony played...McKay snapped to attention. All of the kids, and really the whole auditorium seemed mesermized by the symphony.

One really neat thing was the all of the music they chose for the symphony was music McKay was familiar with, so he loved it. I think his favorites were from Carmen and the Can Can.

McKay was thrilled as he watched the symphony begin their program. He knew all the songs they selected, so each was so exciting for him.

Michael was very interested. He wondered about the huge bass drum in the background.

Hannah also loved the night. She wanted to dance to all the music. Ella was quiet and attentive the whole time. Actually, the whole audience was amazingly attentive. It might not have been a night of perfect symphony silence, but they were wonderfully well-mannered.