Sesame Street Live!

This past Saturday, we took Evie to see Sesame Street Live at the Palace Theater in downtown Columbus.  It was our birthday present to her and we were all very excited about it!  We weren’t sure how Evie would do with sitting through the whole show and I have to admit that I was  little nervous that she would get restless and lose it halfway through, but in the end, she was well-behaved and had a blast!

We started our day getting her dressed her Sesame Street denim jumper (a gift from Kiki and Pops) and heading the Sweet Clove Sunshine Café for breakfast.  Delicious!  After breakfast we went to the theatre.  We tried not to get there too early (in an effort to keep Evie from getting fidgety), but we still made it there a half hour before show time.  Evie really seemed to like the theatre, the red seats and all of the commotion. We had aisle seats and after a while, she really wanted to get out of our row and explore.  Right when I thought one of us might have to walk around with her outside, Elmo’s voice sounded throughout the theatre, asking  all of the kids to stay in their seats because the show was going to start soon!  When Evie heard Elmo’s voice, she go the biggest grin on her face and sat down right away.

Soon, the lights dimmed and the show started.  It was difficult to capture the sheer look of joy and wonder on Evelyn’s face when all of her favorite Sesame Street characters came out to dance and sing on stage.  But I think I got a pretty good shot…

She climbed up on Pat’s lap and sat there absolutely mesmerized.  She bopped her head along with music and clapped her hands with happiness.  It was awesome.  We had great seats and she could see everything perfectly.  Plus, they were on the aisle so when some of the characters would come down from the stage, they would come right past us and she got to reach out and touch them!  At first, she got a little scared by this, but by the end, she was all about it.  She was so excited when Cookie Monster shook her hand!

It was such a cute show and we all had a great time.  I’m so glad that we decided to take her.  She really was such a good girl the entire time and had so much fun!