Concerts

For the past two weekends, my family and I have attended concerts at Stone Mountain Park. It has been a wonderful way to spend time together as well as get some cultural experiences.
Last week there was the Last Blast of Summer with Eden's Edge, Chris Janson, Jaron and the Long Road to Love and Jarrod Niemann playing on the main lawn. We got there early and got a good spot on the lawn where we could hear everything as well as be able to see the laser show later in the evening. We also set up near one of the entrances so that my husband would be able to find us when he got there from work. We got to hear some great music and have a good clean family time.
This weekend Stone Mountain hosted the Yellow Daisy Festival with tons of craft booths in the special events section. We knew that they were going to have The Band Perry playing and for a $10 parking fee we got to go enjoy another concert. This time we got to the lawn early and were thinking what fantastic seats we had, only to realize that we were in the wrong section of the park. We needed to be over in the special events section. So a long walk and a shuttle bus ride later, we got there in time to see part of Foxes and Fossils before The Band Perry started.
My son enjoyed Foxes and Fossils more than The Band Perry but that is ok. He found something he enjoyed listening to and then wandered for a bit with a cell phone in his pocket while the rest of us enjoyed who we had gone to see.
We got to meet the band afterwards and they were friendly and polite and just as happy to see those of us that were at the end of the line as they were to see those at the front.
I am so glad that we decided to go to these events. Family time is important and as my children grow rapidly toward being adults I find that I treasure the quiet times together.