Seeing Thomas and Friends
A few months ago MomSelect sent me an offer to receive 4 tickets to the Thomas and Friends Live! On Stage show that is touring this year. Little loves her trains, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to take her to the show. Unfortunately, the tour did not come to West Tennessee, so last weekend we loaded up the kids for a quick trip to Nashville specifically to see Thomas.
The show was cute, and both of my kids seemed to enjoy it. It was definitely corny, but what do you expect from a kids show? It took several minutes before the trains first made their appearance, and Little got a bit antsy waiting for them to come on stage, but once the trains were there she pretty much sat enthralled for the 45 minutes prior to intermission. Boo, on the other hand, clapped and sang and grinned and cheered all the way through the first part. There were several times where they asked for audience participation (make the sound of the train whistle, sing along, call for Thomas, etc), but Little would not participate (while Boo was too young to really understand).
Here are a few things I learned from taking my little people to see the show:
1. Seats in the first tier are better than floor seats (at least at our venue). We were able to get good seats with our passes.
2. An hour seems to be about the extent of my children’s ability to sit still and watch something. They both did great up until intermission, but the 30 minutes after intermission were harder. By the last 15 minutes, Little was asking if it was time to go yet.
3. I will never again drink the fresh-squeezed lemonade at Sommet Center. At least not while eating blue cotton candy. Let’s just say that the kids were fine, but apparently wee babe #3 was not to keen on the combination.
It was a tough weekend for Matt and me, but I’m really glad we had the opportunity and made the effort to take Little to see Thomas. She may not remember going since she’s so young, but she was very excited about it and seemed to really enjoy seeing the trains live on stage.
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Things like this are the memories that you will always have of your children–even if they don’t remember all of it. They will remember they were important enough for Mommy and Daddy to take the time and make the effort to do fun things with them, even when it was not convenient. It’s these activities that help build the foundation for the future years as a family. Plus it gave me some extra time with the kiddos, and I always enjoy that!
I agree about the intermission! So glad Boo had fun! Sort of wished we had taken Peanut, but it was a nice just Bubbie activity!
Your Mother is right. Remember taking KeKe to Disney World the summer before she turned three. People kept saying she was too young and would not remember. She had a great time & with videos; pictures and Randall, Katy & I telling stories of the trip. It makes for great family memories. You & Matt can help your babies keep the young memories.
Love ya,
Aunt Nan