Yesterday was our event at the Target Center. Playhouse Disney LIVE was playing and we went with our friends the Lamberts. The show had a lot of Luke's favorite Disney tv show elements. It had lots of Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Minnie. It also had Handy Manny, the Little Einsteins and My Friends Tigger and Pooh.
Luke sat there transfixed most of the time. He clapped, he sang and he danced to the Hot Dog song.
Then, the moment came when it all went down hill for me. Halfway through the show, they stopped for an 'intermission.' I'm sure that this would probably have been played off by the Disney company as a chance for young children to make sure that they got a potty break... but let's get real here for a second. The show was about an hour long.... What this really amounted to was a 'fleecing of the parents extraordinaire'... Literally, there were these stands set up where you had to open up your wallet for obscene amounts of money on plastic items that will break within minutes. There were light orbs and whirlygigs... Bob the Builder Hats with cotton candy for $20. Handy Manny toolkits, snowcones in Little Einstein mugs, pictures with Bob the Builder for $12. They even offered coloring books at 10 times what you would find them for in the local Target. I would rather have had them simply open the 'intermission' by announcing that this was open season on all parent wallets.
As, we were about the leave at the end of the show... they announce that this is the FIRST ANNUAL Playhouse Disney Live show... We have years more of this to come. The sedatives weren't working fast enough as we departed. The final parting moment was on the way out the door, they were handing out fliers to all of the children with pictures of Nemo to advertise the next Disney show- Nemo on Ice. It was a good thing that I had already digested my $6 pretzel because I was feeling nausea coming on.
After our show, we all headed to Applebee's for lunch. The boys were getting antsy, but seemed to tolerate it well despite the event running into lunchtime.
Luke took a very long naps and we had a great rest of the day.... and an exciting evening.
Luke has been having a tough time going down for bed at night and he has been waking up at least once per evening- usually around 4:30. It has been fantastic for mom and dad who look like modern day versions of Night of the Living Dead.
Well, just to make life a little spicy.... at around 10 PM, I thought I heard Luke's baby gate open and close. I told Al who thought there was no way possible it was happening. Of course, I needed to satisfy my own curiosity. As I opened the door to the hallway... I see this naked two year old leaping across the floor like a frog and giggling hysterically. Now, I assure you that we didn't put Luke to bed naked... this is his newest accomplishment... managing to get naked in less than 30 seconds. apparently, he can also get naked in the dark. I'm sure that this skill will serve him at some point in his life (although I'm not sure what naked leap frog will do for him).
Other than that, I'm attaching a quick picture of Luke playing baseball in the basement. We still aren't sure if he is leftie or rightie when it comes to his preferences... we'll work on that.More to come...
3 comments:
I think "Naked Leapfrog" will be handy if he decides to go to college. That personally saved me from social ostracism on many occasions. I have confidence that Luke may be able to take this activity to the next level and make it an Olympic Sport, which is deserves to be. I expect to see him in Sydney 2022.
Luke is getting so big! He is such the little man.
Yes, Sofia has the best temperament! She laughs all the time and only gets fussy when she is hungry or her mouth bothers her. She is teething! Hopefully, the kiddo's will be able to meet one day soon!
Luke is merely preparing for the LU Senior Streak!!!
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