July 26: A Lollipops Concert -- The Little Engine That Could

Koen, Tysen, Brielle, and I ventured out to Sunshine Community Church on this Tuesday morning to take in the Grand Rapids Symphony's The Little Engine That Could Lollipops Concert.  The Lollipops Concerts are held twice a year and are 45-minute performances geared for younger children.  I hadn't been to any before, but Koen had gone to a performance of Peter and the Wolf earlier this year on a school field trip.  It was both educational and fun, a mixture of music and story, interactive and entertaining.  The conductor introduced each section (easily identifiable with their different color shirts), and each character was introduced with music matching his/her character.  The boys really enjoyed watching each character enter, especially the trains, and I thought it was a great way to introduce them to the symphony and some classical music.  It was a fun morning out for each of us.