Sesame Street Live!

Last weekend we went to Sesame Street Live! We didn't have anything going on and Travis and I have always wanted to take Alex so we just decided at the last minute to get tickets. We got pretty good seats (middle, middle) and had a fabulous time! It was fun- for taking 2 kids downtown to see a show. It's always work. When Travis and I do things like this we tend to walk away saying "well, I am proud of us!" Just getting out as a family deserves a star! :) And then if it goes well and is fun, its a real bonus! Well, in Alex terms- we had a big time!
Alex loved it as expected, smiled big, did some dancing, and just kept looking at us open mouthed. He asked me yesterday if we could go to see Elmo Show again- he mumbled some nonsense about Big Bird said to come again!
He had pretty good behavior until the very end and he got a little antsy. He kept saying he needed to go to the bathroom which we were pretty sure he didn't need to since he just went at intermission. And then when we went out to the lobby at the end, he had a full out melt down and layed on the floor. Nice. He was very excited to get Whataburger for lunch on the way home. And ordered his favorite specialty drink- "emommade" (lemonade). He had a dream day!
Ellie did pretty good at the show. She was a wiggle worm and kept wanting to watch the people behind us. I am sure they were not amused and thought that Elmo dancing was a much better show to watch. She liked the musical numbers (smiled, clapped, and stared in awe) and I just kept shoving food in her mouth the rest of the time. She was about to fall asleep actually and then came intermission. Thats when she got her second wind. And then she made it till the last 5 minutes and she finally fell asleep. Which is pretty impressive considering the craziness going on on stage. Lil thing was just all Elmoed out. But really her ability to go with the flow never ceases to amaze us. She was smiling, laughing, and clapping all the way home after only having that 5 min power nap!
In general, I loved the show! I know, its no Broadway, but I thought it was very well done, entertaining for all ages, and really cute! I even laughed out loud...well, maybe that was at the poor saps that have to dress up as fruits and veggies and dance but I did laugh out loud. Some things we learned- 1. you dont have to show up early. we were there way too early for nothing. 2. Bring your own snacks and drinks! We were so glad we did! We did buy a snowcone because we were trying to be fun for Alex and he said he wanted one. He didn't even know what it was and when he realized it was cold he opted for the pretzels we brought. Travis enjoyed it thoroughly though.

snacks and stretching at intermission