Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Houston Rodeo

Bennett's first trip to the Houston Rodeo coincided with a horribly blustery cold Houston day, so we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked, but we still had a great day...and most importantly, our little Texan got his first pearl snap shirt, his first Wranglers, and his first boots!
Hamming it up while eating dinner on the floor. That's country!

Playing farmer

First boots

Cotton candy grin--Thanks, Misty!



Thursday, March 11, 2010

Where's Elmo?!

Sesame Street Live was our first test to see how Bennett is going to do at DisneyWorld in May. He has not been known for his patience during previous sit-down excursions, but he passed the test with flying colors. I guess the key is to find something that interests him. Bennett is not a Sesame Street fan; he rarely watches the show. However, he has a Sesame Street CD that he loves and many, many Elmo books and characters. He started liking Cookie Monster after I got this hoodie in a swap and we started singing 'C' is for Cookie, but his heart is all Elmo. Of course, the battery-powered light-up spinner that we bought definitely helped hold his attention. Everytime Elmo disappeared off stage, I would hear "Where's Elmo?" When I would explain, Bennett would follow it with "Why?". So it went something like this:
B: Where's Elmo?
A: He's behind the curtain.
B: Why?
A: Because he was tired and needed a rest.
B: Why?
A: Because he needed to use the bathroom.
B: Why?
A: We all have to use the bathroom sometimes. Elmo does too.
B: Where's Elmo?
So, you get the picture. Just replay this conversation about 30 times and you can tell it was a fun-filled evening! On top of that, I've included what happens during intermission. You see that guy carrying all those Elmo balloons--yep, it doesn't matter that you just spent $15 on some Elmo spinner...oh no, that's not enough. Now the capitalists break out the Elmo balloons at $10 a pop. Luckily, Bennett took No for an answer when I explained that the kids in line were kids whose parents didn't fork over the cash for a spinner...only non-spinner kids could have a balloon. I'm wondering at what age these rationalizations won't work, but for now, phew! It was a fun night and well worth the money (as long as it didn't include a $10 balloon), and Bennett had a blast.