I’ve always thought it was funny how music and certain songs could take you back to a certain age, event, memory and this past month in particular reminded me of just that. To start, my oldest was in her school’s production of their mini rock n roll revival show and lots of those songs were from when I was young, which I realize dates me but probably also comes as no surprise (i.e., lucky by Britney Spears, trouble by Pink, complicated by Avril Lavigne). So now when my kids ask to play them in the car, the songs will take me back to both places. Another song from her show was from the artist Queen who always takes me back to my volleyball days when my best friend’s mom and coach would always play “We Are The Champions” to get us pumped up for the games but now the kids ask for “Don’t Stop Me Now” that was performed in the show which will be an equally found memory now.

My middle started piano lessons and it immediately took me back to when I used to play as a girl and even reminded me of the song “Tale As Old As Time” from Beauty and the Beast that I believe I played in a piano concert one year. Not to mention, her passion for piano sprung from her favorite artist, Taylor Swift, and how she loved watching her play it. At our mother/daughter dance party this Spring, she broke away from her friends and came up to ask me if I’d dance with her to the song, “Lover” and it just absolutely warmed my heart. It will be a memory I’ll always associate with this song from now on.

My youngest took to the song “Danger Zone” very quickly when I played Top Gun before we headed to see the Blue Angels Show. He now asks for the “plane song” when we get in the car. The movie always reminds me of my wedding because our first dance was to “Take My Breath Away” so now I’ll look back fondly on both of these memories! The “highway song” is also on constant request from Noah because his favorite movie is Cars on Disney and they use Rascal Flatts’ version on the movie but yet another song that was played at our wedding! Little did we know the actual ride our life, marriage, parenthood was going go take us on. There’s nothing like getting to make more memories like these with my kids through all things music and I can’t wait to hear which ones bring them back to their childhood one day. 🙂