It Ain't Over 'Til The Toddler Has A Tantrum

We took the twins to see Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music on Saturday.   We bought the tickets back in October and, at the time, December seemed far away.  I honestly can't believe that Christmas is in 5 days.

I tried to keep my expectations in check.  We haven't really taken the kids to many public events - partially because of their age and mostly because we're on a pretty strict budget. 

If it ain't low cost, we ain't doin' it.

So, needless to say, we splurged on the tickets because I truly thought the kids would have a blast.  They adore anything Sesame Street.

When the show started, Bert and Ernie came out first and the look on Kendall's face was priceless.  Her eyes got wide and she pointed and yelled, "Errrrrnieeee"!

I seriously got teary eyed.  I'm not joking.

Christopher was much more stoic about the whole event.  He sat on hubby's lap and watched but really showed little emotion.

The one obstacle that I didn't anticipate was the seats.  It was stadium seating and the kids weren't quite heavy enough to keep the seat in the downright position.  It kept wanting to pop up.  So DH and I had to hold the seat down the entire time for fear that we'd look over and see just a head and feet sticking out.

They did fairly well up until the first intermission (about 45 minutes into the show).  Christopher seemed to have more fun running around in the hallways than he did watching the show. 

When it was time to go back in for the 2nd half, neither of them wanted to go back to our seats.  They were done.

(you can call this part foreshadowing)

Ohhhhh no.  We paid for these tickets and we're using them, darn it!

I coaxed them back in with the allure of Apple Jacks but they were both super antsy for the remainder of the show.

Kendall kept getting in and out of her seat and I swear she kicked the lady in front of us in the head at least 10 times.  God Bless Her for pretending she didn't feel it.

Toward the end of the show, DH and I had to resort to pulling out our iPhones and letting the kids play games to keep them occupied.  The entire show lasted about 90 minutes and my kids were ready to go. 

DH took his phone back from Christopher as we packed up and that started the meltdown.  Ohhhhhh ho yes.

Full on "throw myself on the ground kicking feet screaming" meltdown.  We had to fireman carry him out into the main hallway and tried to calm him down but he was not having it.

I tried to get his coat on and I would have had more success trying to dress a cat.

And then, in true twin fashion, Kendall started. We carried 2 screaming, crying kids from the stadium to the parking lot.

We got a few stares and a few people glancing back at us.  Thankfully, it was a kids' venue and most everyone was immune to it.  Had we been anywhere else, I would have been humiliated because of how they were carrying on.

All in all, I don't regret going.  I was a little surprised at the length of the show - I was thinking an hour max.  The show itself was cute although it did incorporate a human character, Jenny.  She was a little boring and honestly, the kids all just want to see the characters.  There was a story line with lots of singing and dancing and some of the repetition got a little... well, repetitive.

"C is for cookie... it's good enough for me"