Monday, June 09, 2008
Granger Smith
On Mother’s Day, the USO sponsored a free concert by country singer Granger Smith. I was still working 14- to 17-hour days then, but managed to sneak away for two hours to take the kids to listen to the music. Granger Smith is an Aggie from the class of 2002, so I figured it was especially worth it to go listen to him sing (after all, my brother and his wife are Aggies too).He was pretty entertaining, playing a mix of country classics and his own compositions.
Zachary and I sat on the grass together, enjoying the beautiful afternoon sun and perfect weather.
MacKenzie and Benjamin soon found a sand pile and were digging away -- having loads of fun doing so.
After the concert was over, MacKenzie was adamant about wanting his autograph to add to her collection. The boys ended up getting his autograph also, but I don’t think it mattered as much to them.Doesn’t he look young!?!! It made me feel old standing next to him.
When we left the concert, Benjamin found a field of flowers (dandelions) and picked a few to give me. He sure does know how to earn bonus points with his mom -- it’s hard not to enjoy freshly-picked weeds from your 4-year-old son!MacKenzie’s new camera also takes videos -- a feature that Zachary quickly discovered. Here’s a one-minute clip of the song “Five More Minutes,” which Granger Smith said is about some of his friends in the military as well as his grandfather who flew B-24s in World War II. He may be a young singer (although he’s probably a little older than he looks since he graduated A&M in 2002), but I think it’s great that he’s publicly said he’ll always support the U.S. troops and travel wherever they’re stationed to perform for them.
Labels: Benjamin, MacKenzie, Zachary
