Salsa Lullaby

As bedtime for baby approaches, a young mother slips over to the radio perched on a side table and unassumingly flips it on. The front room fills with bright colors and lively music as mom, dad, and baby begin their bedtime routine. With over the top energy and emotion, mom and dad dance together, their emotion and love clearly depicted in the dynamic poses of their dancing bodies. Baby “loves this lullaby, moves those dancing feet.” Eventually the music softens as the dancing leads to the bedroom, where mom and dad lay baby down to sleep and continue the fun in his dreams. The love these young parents share for each other and their baby, and the enjoyment they find in one another’s company, is palpable and inspiring. While their bedtime routine might be idealistically high energy for many parents tired and worn out by the time bedtime arrives, it provides a refreshing take on what the end of the day could look like, and perhaps even small aspects of the bright routine that are clearly a highlight for this family can be adopted by other families looking to bring a bit more enjoyment to bedtime. Meza’s colors and motion are vibrant and incredibly fun. Dad wears bright pink socks and a shirt with purple cuffs. Mom wears a twirling red skirt and has beautiful, vibrant hair. Music notes depicted among stripes of bright color float through the air in an original, energizing display.