The Little Mermaid

Addison and I had a girls night out with some close friends.  We went into Kansas City to have dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and then to the Starlight Theater to see The Little Mermaid.  The girls had a lot of fun spending time together and seeing the show.  It turned into a beautiful night under the stars!

Leaving Clinton

Waiting for the show to start

The pictures a little blurry, but we had great seats

Addison and I during intermission

The Nutcracker

After we saw Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, I was even more excited to take Addison to see The Nutcracker at the theater.  Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse lasted 1 hour and she did great, so I thought she would be ok to sit and watch The Nutcracker for 2 hours.  She did do very well for her age.  There was an intermission which helped a lot, but overall I was very impressed with my little girl.  I don't think she enjoyed it as much as Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, but she said she had fun.  I think the hardest for her was that there was no dialogue.  The music was beautiful and the costumes were fabulous.  I really enjoyed myself especially getting to spend time with my angel, just the two of us.  We might have to make this a Christmas tradition.  The lighting was pretty dark so I didn't get a real good picture, and when the ballet started, there was no photography allowed.  So this is all I got. 

 

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

So, here in Logan, UT there is a great theater that offers lots of wonderful shows as well as children's classes.  The children's classes put on shows throughout the year and during the Thanksgiving holiday, they did a play called, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse.  It was a play for children by the children from the theater and was based on the children's book, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. 

I really thought Addison would enjoy it, so we decided to try it and she loved it.  She even cried when we had to leave.  She wanted to see it again.  The play was great and the children did such a good job.  My favorite was Chester, Lilly's friend. He was perfect for the part and Lilly was Addison's favorite.  She did a great job also.  This will probably be something Addison and I will continue to do together.