Back in March I heard that Sesame Street Live was coming to our town. Shawn is completely obsessed with Elmo, so I looked into getting tickets. They were ridiculously expensive, even for the seats way up at the top! Plus, any kids over the age of 1 needed their own ticket so we would've had to buy three for all of us to go.
About two weeks ago I saw an advertisement for a coloring contest put on by a local radio station. Shawn had never colored a picture before because he is more interested in eating the crayons. I put crayons in his hand and pretty much forced him to color his first picture. Here is the finished masterpiece:
Not bad for his first try, huh? If you remember my last post, I've been on a bit of a lucky streak lately. So, naturally, we won the tickets!!
Since the prize was for 4 tickets, we invited my mom to come along. Here are Shawn and I before the show. Of course I had to find him an Elmo t-shirt!
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| The characters talked when you pushed the button. Shawn was freaked out at first, but after a minute he thought these were the coolest thing ever! He ran back and forth between the two displays pushing the buttons. |
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| The tickets included a special "meet and greet" before the show where we got to meet Elmo, Ernie and Bert. Shawn was a little nervous to get too close but he let me hold him. If you look closely, Shawn is wearing his cookie monster shoes! |
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| Our seats were down on the floor! I told Ben to wear yellow so he would look like Big Bird. |
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| This was his face the whole time. This is the longest he has ever sat still! If only church was as interesting to him... |
This might sound really stupid, but as I sat there watching the joy on Shawn's face I started to tear up a little bit. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing your child happy. I tried to hide it because, seriously, what kind of adult cries at Sesame Street Live?
It was a fantastic night from start to finish. I wish we could go again!
It was a fantastic night from start to finish. I wish we could go again!
