Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Headlight Dancing



We had some friends over for dinner the other night — delightful company — with three beautiful children. And as they were leaving my kids came outside to wave goodbye. We had to rearrange the cars in the driveway so they could pull out, and (who knew?) it sparked the best finale to a good day we've ever had.


When my husband pulled our car back into the driveway, the headlights were focused on the garage door, lighting it up and we could hear the car stereo blasting something with a good beat — I'm thinking it was JT. The music was rocking enough that the kids were feeling it and started dancing in front of the headlights and watching their shadows on the garage door.
We did this for a good half hour. The baby, sleeping soundly in her bed, missed the whole thing.






When everyone had their fill of dancing, we came inside, and Maude, the eight year old, (and the child with the best dance moves, by the way), climbed into her pajamas summing up what we were all feeling, "I loved that, Mom. That was my favorite night. It's great to be in this family."

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Blogger R-Eight said...

It IS great to be in your family. Robin will still say, "You know what the Blairs do? . . " And then I get to hear another super creative and mind-blowing activity you and Ben have come up with for your kids. I love hearing about what you're doing.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 1:55:00 PM EDT  
Anonymous robin k said...

Awesome.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 2:55:00 PM EDT  
Blogger sarahdavemalcolm said...

that is rockin'!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 3:44:00 PM EDT  
Blogger jared stanley said...

haha so awesome

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 3:44:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Zoe said...

Those pics rock! What a great memory for your kids and a nice compliment for you!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 3:50:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Mom in Mendon said...

Fun to hear about. Cute pix.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 4:05:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Bonny said...

How wonderful to hear your child say "...It is great to be in this family"

Congratulations.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 4:37:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Rachel H said...

That is the ulimate!

Headlights? $150
Garage Door? $1000
JT soundstrack? $18

Spontaneous bouts of dancing and fun moments the kids will cherish?

Absolutely priceless.

=0) Nice!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:13:00 PM EDT  
Blogger BeachysCapeCodCupboard said...

It's moments like this that make we moms so proud of being... MOMS (and the proud dads that go along with the bunch, too)!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:37:00 PM EDT  
Blogger BeachysCapeCodCupboard said...

PS - now I want to go out and have a garage built -- our headlights just stare out into the open woods! heehee

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:38:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Miriam said...

What a gift! The dancing, and the statement. Especially the statement, what a lovely thing to hold close to your hearts.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 5:52:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Angela said...

I LOVE this! Such cool pictures! And most of all I love what Maude said. Don't you love hearing things like that from your children? Love that girl.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 6:02:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Cruze said...

That is beautifully awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:46:00 PM EDT  
Anonymous Chelsea said...

What fun! That is so cute.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 11:00:00 PM EDT  
Anonymous compulsive writer said...

Love this post! And what a great thing to say!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:44:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Jessica @ A Bushel and a Peck said...

HAHAHA! I love it, my daughter would SO love to do this!!! We are going to try it this weekend, for sure. The neighbors will think we're cra-za-zy!!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:54:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Katie said...

Wow, that is so RAD!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:30:00 AM EDT  
Blogger Ricci said...

That's awesome! Kids are wonderful

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:02:00 PM EDT  
Blogger Viva said...

what a great post! love the pics...
best quote ever "it is great to be in this family".
precious...

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:21:00 PM EDT  
Anonymous laurie Smithwick said...

this is great. love the pictures! i wish i was in your family!

Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:53:00 AM EDT  

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