La Cucaracha

"La Cucaracha"

...just one of the songs that a wonderful Mariachi band played last Monday night (that song was specifically performed for the kids at our table.) We went out to dinner with our neighbors at a wonderful Mexican restaurant.

This particular Mariachi band was amazing. It was the first time that Liam and Isabella experienced hearing one. I grew-up hearing Mariachi bands in Southern Cal. I've always loved them. My birthdays were always spent going out for Mexican food.

It was fun for me to see Isabella absolutely swoon as they surrounded our round table and beautifully sang songs for us. They were directly behind her, and she would coyly glance-up at them as they sang. At one point, they even sang a song just for her (since she was the only girl child at the table). Liam seemed to be very focused on every note and had a sweet appreciative smile on his face the entire time. I was pleasantly surprised by that, because for many reasons, I thought he might be embarrassed that they were singing at our table, or that the music would be too loud for him. But no, he thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment and just absorbed every note.

The food was wonderful. All four kids did very well the entire evening. It was a nice outing with our neighbors. I'm glad we finally got to get out with them (we'd been planning a Monday night out to this place for a while.)