Mommy's Little Rocker!!!

Scott dropped Shannon and I off in Cherokee Saturday night for Jess' Bachelorette Party. He did his own thing and we joined Jess and 7 other ladies for a Girls' Night Out at the Lakes. (For those of you who don't know Iowa, the Lakes are Spirit Lake, Lake Okaboji, and many smaller lakes north of Spencer, Iowa. It's the Iowa version of Minnesota.) We had dinner and then ended up at some bars. Long story short, dinner left a lot to be desired. It could have been a wonderful time, but our server was awful, and some of the food/drinks needed to be served in a timely manner.

So, we ended up at a bar 2 floors underground of a building called the Emporium. First of all, the men in North West Iowa are much better looking, and they pack into the same buildings. Very convenient. So we were herded to a table by a slightly odd man, positioned right in front of the band. I have never been to a concert while pregnant, our loudest event was a hockey game. So, of course Weston got all quiet and stopped moving around. That bar ended up being a bust (drinks weren't great, $1.50 for a 6oz Diet Coke!!! and the band was too loud.) so we moved on. We ended up at the Captain's "Something." Great bar, lots of chairs, free Diet Coke (!) and an awesome band! They played a few '60s, more '70s, lots of '80s and some from today. As we're hanging out, some dancing, others just talking and listening, "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven comes on, and my son wakes up. He starts moving around more and more. A few songs later, Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" starts. And West really got going! He started kicking to the beat of the main Bass Drum! As a former Percussionist, this was awesome! He kept time, kicking away. He'd take a few bars off, rest, and start right back in, in time to the music!!! I have little rhythm, Scott has less, so this was very exciting! (Check out the Video for the song: http://www.bonjovi.com/bonjovi/media_videos.php )

And when we were trying to show Scott in the car Sunday, West started right back up again when he heard Bon Jovi. It was hilarious! Mommy's little Rock Star!!!