The highlight of my life was when I became a GRANDMOTHER. Yes, I said it. They don't call me Gramma though. Nope! They call me Nana and I'm ok with that! My Mother is the Gramma.
My daughters are amazing and when my oldest made me a Grandmother, I couldn't wait to show her off! Cheyenne is now 10 years old and I love every moment I spend with her and my 4 year old Grandson, Dorian. Cheyenne likes the music I listen to and sings along with me in the car or wherever. She really likes Aretha Franklin and her favorite local artist is Vayden. When we are driving in the car, Jessika will burst out into song and it makes me laugh. Kristi used to bounce to her favorite songs and the whole car would shake! Wonder what people thought at the stop light? lol
Like my daughters, I take my Granddaughter to as many local shows as I can. Mostly Carvin Jones Band shows as he is her Godfather. She's been by Carvin's side since she could walk. The day she took the microphone over and started singing while Carvin was playing was quite memorial. The look of surprise on his face and then he stepped aside and let her go! She gave a great performance to the crowd that night! We were so proud! You can watch the video here: Cheyenne Singing With Carvin Jones Band She was 5 years old. The recording isn't a good one, but you can see the way she gets into it! The end of the song/video, where you can actually hear her singing, can be seen here: Cheyenne Singing Part 2 . If you have 3minutes to spare, the videos are so cute!
I'm a firm believer that you should share in your child's musical life. Whether it's supporting their school program or their interest to play guitar and then later change to drums, just because. Listen to their favorite stations as much as you feel they should listen to your favorite music. I also feel you should promote their experiences at concerts. Whether it be a local show or their favorite mainstream performers. I used to take my daughters to concerts often and would alternate each time I went. Kristi's first concert was That Damn Show put on by 98KUPD at the Peoria Sports Complex. An all day concert with about 20 bands. Despite the heat, we had a great time and she even got an autograph from the Phunk Junkeez! It was on her sisters shirt and Jessika was not amused but Kristi was so proud and we had shared a most memorial day. Jessika's first concert was HER choice, 311 and Sugar Ray at the Cricket Pavilion when she was 6 years old. Sugar Ray was her favorite and when he got on stage she wanted to go up and shake his hand. She could not understand why she wasn't allowed. "But Mom, he's RIGHT THERE!" she kept saying. lol To this day, we still enjoy going to concerts together. I can honestly say that music has brought all of us closer.
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