Concert in the Park

Tonight (at the suggestion of Nana) we took Lexi to her first Classical Summer Concert in the Park. It was held at the Cathedral Park underneath the St. John's bridge and the setting was gorgeous. Here is the view from where we were sitting.
I thought it was so random that this huge weeping willow tree was growing in between the supports of the bridge. It was quite beautiful though.

Lexi was highly entertained by all the people and dogs who were there and insisted on petting all the canines within our 20 foot radius. She also enjoyed getting in and out of the lawn chairs that Nancy and Rick brought as well as rolling herself up in her pretty rainbow blanket.


Nana brought a delicious picnic which we all enjoyed....especially Lexi. Lexi is now quite insistent on feeding herself and as you can imagine got nearly as much food on her clothing as she did in her mouth. This necessitated "a full wardrobe change" as one onlooker described it. Thankfully I try to plan ahead (the operative word is "try").

About half way through the concert Grandpa took Lexi for a walk down towards the stage and she stopped to say "Hi-ee" to almost everyone she passed. Here they are coming back from one of their walks.

Lexi is very much into sunglasses these days. Each time she sees grandpa's pair she pulls them off his head and tries to put them on hers. I took MANY photos of her taking them off and then putting them on again. Here are three which I think capture the moment nicely.

Lexi was a big hit today and she was SUCH a good girl (which was a huge relief as she's not done well recently in public settings). It was a very nice night. We'll certainly have to do more of these types of things with Lexi throughout the remainder of the summer. Thanks so much for the suggestion Nana!