I can be a good mom, a loving mom, a supportive mom, and sometimes an embarrassing mom (by choice, of course, I didn't realize how fun it was to embarrass your children). Yet, I must admit the title of "cool mom" is a bit elusive and is not attained as frequently as I would like to think.
However, the first weekend after school got out for the summer I pulled the ultimate "cool mom" move and grabbed hold of the title for a day.
I achieved this honor by presenting my girls with TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT TICKETS for the opening show of her world tour in Omaha, NE.
You must first understand that both Paige and Taryn are both HUGE fans...especially, Taryn. Since she was 5, Taryn has known all the words to many of her songs. Check this out!
So the thought of seeing Taylor in person was almost too much to handle. In fact, Taryn came up to me a few days before the concert and said with much sincerity, arms spread wide in front of her punctuating every word... "I just can't believe that a Mom, like you, and a girl, like me, get to do something like this." Oh yeah ... a mom, like me. I'm creeping up in the coolness factor.
We were headed to the concert with our friends Candace, Kylie and Katie. Concert clothes were picked out and coordinated between Taryn and Katie days beforehand. The two of them hijacked our phones and started taking pictures of outfits and texting them back and forth days before the concert. (Yes they are 7!)
The night before the concert we stayed in downtown Omaha. We walked around Old Town and even took a Cinderella carriage ride over the brick paved streets. (Once we got started being cool moms we just couldn't stop ourselves.) However, the most fun of that night came in the form of a huge silver slide built into the side of a hill. We just happened to walk past the park and saw adults and kids a like sailing down. Too. Much. Fun. Especially after some random people handed us a wax paper to slide down on. Yes, even Candace and I gave that a try. Aren't we cool? (Either that or embarrassing as we whooped it up, but I'm sticking with cool.)
As the concert approached, we got ourselves decked out...(note the coordinated outfits and hair flowers)
They were just a little excited!
And ready to rock out!
Then I have to include this picture of Paige and Taryn -- because would you please look at that smile!! Paige just got her braces off the week before.
We walked to the Qwest Center:
And waited for the concert to begin.
And then the moment Taylor arrived on stage -- it was almost too much!
There she was! For Real! Singing her heart out. It was awesome! The costumes, the sets, the dancing, and, of course, the music! The highlight of the night was when she stepped into a floating balcony and floated right past us!
Too cool!
However, the first weekend after school got out for the summer I pulled the ultimate "cool mom" move and grabbed hold of the title for a day.
I achieved this honor by presenting my girls with TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT TICKETS for the opening show of her world tour in Omaha, NE.
You must first understand that both Paige and Taryn are both HUGE fans...especially, Taryn. Since she was 5, Taryn has known all the words to many of her songs. Check this out!
So the thought of seeing Taylor in person was almost too much to handle. In fact, Taryn came up to me a few days before the concert and said with much sincerity, arms spread wide in front of her punctuating every word... "I just can't believe that a Mom, like you, and a girl, like me, get to do something like this." Oh yeah ... a mom, like me. I'm creeping up in the coolness factor.
We were headed to the concert with our friends Candace, Kylie and Katie. Concert clothes were picked out and coordinated between Taryn and Katie days beforehand. The two of them hijacked our phones and started taking pictures of outfits and texting them back and forth days before the concert. (Yes they are 7!)
The night before the concert we stayed in downtown Omaha. We walked around Old Town and even took a Cinderella carriage ride over the brick paved streets. (Once we got started being cool moms we just couldn't stop ourselves.) However, the most fun of that night came in the form of a huge silver slide built into the side of a hill. We just happened to walk past the park and saw adults and kids a like sailing down. Too. Much. Fun. Especially after some random people handed us a wax paper to slide down on. Yes, even Candace and I gave that a try. Aren't we cool? (Either that or embarrassing as we whooped it up, but I'm sticking with cool.)
As the concert approached, we got ourselves decked out...(note the coordinated outfits and hair flowers)
They were just a little excited!
And ready to rock out!
Then I have to include this picture of Paige and Taryn -- because would you please look at that smile!! Paige just got her braces off the week before.
We walked to the Qwest Center:
And waited for the concert to begin.
And then the moment Taylor arrived on stage -- it was almost too much!
There she was! For Real! Singing her heart out. It was awesome! The costumes, the sets, the dancing, and, of course, the music! The highlight of the night was when she stepped into a floating balcony and floated right past us!
Too cool!
