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Adventures in Being an Aunt and Uncle

Posted on March 1, 2014 Updated on March 15, 2014

Last weekend we had our nieces again. Their mom dropped them off at our house Friday night, and we got them all dressed up for a special event. Our favorite little cafe, Noteworthy Sweets, was hosting an event. Fairmont State University School of Fine Arts, Department of Music, presented a free concert entitled “A Noteworthy Performance”.

We were under the impression that music would be played, there would be an assortment of finger food, pastries, and coffee, and we could leisurely come and go as we please.

Wrong.

Their Facebook page stated that it started at 7:30.

Wrong.

Here is how it really went. We arrived at 7:36 to see people packed to the door. It was a recital. We were going to leave, but then everyone squished in to make room for us to fit in the door. We each picked up a girl and entered the cafe. The kind gentleman, who I know was only trying to be helpful, kept handing me programs and fliers. (Just a note to everyone else out there. Please don’t hand more things to a woman who is already holding a five year old and a bag full of things that a five and three year old may need, and can is already so closely packed in that she is uncomfortably touching four strangers on each side.)

Once the performer finished, a family left and gave us their table, which was incredibly sweet. The table sat two, so we each had a girl on our lap. Once we sat down, we both got a glimpse of the program. There were several performers left for the night. It was such an intimate event that we felt it would be rude to get up and leave. I was so proud of our girls. They actually seemed to enjoy the event. They loved listening to the singers and piano players. We lost them on the classical guitar.

When it was all said and done, we made it up to them by walking them to the dessert cabinet and all was made right again.

The next day, we woke up early, got baths, and went on our weekly date, Story-time at Barnes and Noble. They love hearing the story, but their favorite part is totally playing with the train set afterward.

After story time, we took them out for lunch. These girl love pizza. I mean they love pizza. With this in mind, we decided to take them to one of our favorite pizza places, Mountain State Brewing Company. It was a hit. Their kid’s pepperoni and cheese flatbread was the perfect amount for the two girls. Dusty and I got the Cuban with extra pork and barbecue cause. Be jealous.

We definitely needed some dessert, and the Cupcakerie was calling our names. They offer mini cupcakes, which are absolutely perfect for little ones.

We wrapped up our day by taking them to see The Lego Movie. They wanted to see it, but if I had it to do over again, I think we would have skipped it. Dusty and I liked it, but they were bored with the movie.