Today my wife and I took Maddie to her first official music show/concert—Yo Gabba Gabba Live!

Maddie has seen live music before but mostly through festivals, carnivals or birthday parties. This was the first time in a darkened theatre with hundreds other families for a nice time out singing and dancing to their our favorite Yo Gabba Gabba songs. I will admit I am a Yo Gabba fan. My wife too. It’s a fun and educational show that is very easy to get hooked on. I can see how it can polarize some people but I think even if I didn’t have kids I would appreciate what the show is and tries to do. Its very entertaining and the songs are actually fun to sing. I sing the songs even when the show isn’t on the TV. I actually look forward to new episodes and even watching the same ones over and over again doesn’t bother me at all. Some kids’ shows are REALLY annoying, condescending or downright creepy or even preachy. Most common people, myself included, at first will see Yo Gabba Gabba as a weird and odd show and will struggle with remembering all the characters names but eventually everything about them grows on them. And what other childrens’ today show has guest stars like, Jack Black, Weird Al, The Shins, Sugarland, Laila Ali, Tony Hawk, Elijah Wood, Weezer and the legendary Paul Williams sing or dance on their shows? Only Sesame Street and the old Muppet Show had such celebrity endorsements.

But Maddie had an absolutely fantastic time at the show and we loved every minute of her loving every minute of it. She sang along, clapped along and even danced along to the songs. And she cannot wait to see them live again. The hardest part is telling her it might have to be a long wait until they come around to our area to perform live again. But the trooper that she is didn’t cause a fuss about it, especially when we treated her to one of her favorite dining establishments afterwards—Applebees!