When I found out that Sesame Street was coming to town, I decided we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see our favorite characters...live! The big event happened a couple of weeks ago, and what an exciting day it was! Geared toward toddlers, production time was 10:30 a.m. (brilliant!), so after a hearty breakfast, Steve, Maddy and I hopped in the car for the short ride to the train stop closest to our home and thus started the adventure. Maddy LOVES trains and her excitement showed while waiting for, then riding the train to the Veterans Memorial Colosseum where we would see the show.
Every moment was exciting for Maddy as this was her first big production: walking to the venue, handing over her ticket, getting kettle corn as a treat, finding our seats, checking out the stage set and ogling the crowd of adults and kiddos. The one rather traumatic snafu happened when Maddy's seat collapsed with her in it and spit her out the back (seriously they should warn parents about this- we saw at least two other kiddos suffer the same mishap!). Maddy was fine, and after a few tears (and me running to the service booth for a booster seat) her smile returned.
The production itself was great and all our favorite characters: Elmo (naturally), Abby Cadaby, Cookie Monster etc. were present and accounted for. The message was good (acceptance, friendship, diversity) and it was well played. Although rather long at 90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission, Maddy persevered and we stayed through the end. While there Maddy bought one Elmo light-up-spin toy mostly with her own money (sadly $10 doesn't cut it these days- this production charges astronomical fees for everything) and we threw in an Elmo/Cookie Monster helium balloon.
We extended the day's excitement by going out to lunch at a Red Robin nearby, then rounded out the afternoon by the train ride home, balloon and a happy Maddy in tow.
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