I decided to take Big to see the Wizard of Oz last night. I haven't had a date with my dude in a long time so I think we were both pretty excited :)
We started off the evening with his preschool concert. You know those videos you've seen of the kids standing at the back looking miserable? That was my kid! He HATED IT! Actually, HATE doesn't quite express how he felt about it. He was miserable and pouty and I could tell it was taking everything in him not to wail. Poor kid. I guess me and his grandparents laughing from the audience probably didn't help.
Anyhow, after said concert extraordinnaire, we ditched the littler guy and headed out on the town. We had some snacks before the show and he was pretty much raring to go once the show started. He was excited to see the "scary parts" and to see the Wizard. About half an hour in, he said, "Hey! Wait a second!! There's no Wizard in this show!!" Hahaha! Gotta be patient kid!
When the munchkins came out, he laughed along with the crowd but I don't think we really got it. He said they were "shrunken people". After intermission, though, the guy sitting next to him (for the ENTIRE PLAY) came back in and sat down. He was tall and had white hair and could have maybe sort of kind of looked like one of the actors playing a munchkin maybe?? Well, Big looked at him and said, "Were you one of the munchkins?" Both of us just looked at each other and laughed.
At one point, Big yelled out, "I wish <Small> were here! He'd really like this!" So sweet that he thinks of his brother :) He even told me this morning that it was fun to go watch but that he missed his brother. <sigh> Sweet :)
But on the way home, right before he fell asleep, I asked him what his favorite part was. He said, "I don't know, mommy! What was your favorite part?"
I said, "Hanging out with you, buddy!"
He said, "I think my favorite part was going to McDonald's first!"
<sigh> I guess breaking my 20 year ban from McDonald's to make sure he wasn't a hungry, cranky mess was a good choice :)
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