Dusty's Date with Mommy

Dusty and I went out last night, just the two of us. We went to Sesame Street Live! Dusty has been looking forward to this for about a month now. I didn't think he really knew what was going to happen. He kept talking about it being Elmo's birthday party because it was called 'When Elmo Grows Up'. He would say things like, "Is his party going to be at somewhere that you can play?" So when we went last night I was really curious what he would think. I was worried he would be disappointed that it was not a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheeses or something like that.

We walked in and he was SO excited. We got our snow cone, funnel cake, corn dog and cotton candy (hey, I wanted to have some fun too!) and sat in our seats.



After eating his 'dinner' he asked, "Where is Elmo going to be?" I said, "Right up there on the stage with all of his friends." Uh, oh! That was the wrong thing to say. He immediately said he did not want to see Elmo, climbed up on to my lap and buried his head in to my chest. He was so scared. I was not expecting that, I don't know why though, since he covers his ears and shivers at Monster Jam.


We were there pretty early so he stayed in this position for about 20 minutes or so. He kept saying, "I don't want anybody to see me." I think he was afraid that the monsters would try to talk to him if they saw him. I was worried he would start to cry when the show began and that we would end up leaving.

Well, it took about a minute into the show for him to turn around and look. I think it was when they started to sing that made him look. He did not turn back once he started watching. He did shiver for a while though.

He eventually seemed to be enjoying himself. He pointed at things and would comment about the characters. He was really excited when he saw Baby Bear come out.


As soon as they started talking about the train whistle Dusty covered his ears. They said that the whistle did not work and everyone in the audience helped make the whistle sound. He didn't like that so much!


During the intermission he wanted an Elmo balloon so bad! I could not bring myself to paying $8 for a balloon I can get at Wal-Mart!


He really enjoyed the rest of the show. He was even willing to clap at the end. This was the look on his face for most of the show:
Pretty serious and cautious.

Dusty said his favorite part was when they sang, 'I Like Trash.'


I had a fun time being with Dusty. I guess Lucky is next. Ned went 3 years ago, so I guess it is a tradition for our children when they are 3 years old.