Sophie's First Broadway Show

Soph and I were invited by our friend Leslie to a very special date night to see Elf!, the holiday movie turned musical, on Broadway.  This was Sophie's very first Broadway show.  We saw the tour of Mary Poppins and as a sweet surprise, she sat enrapt through the entire thing.  As her verbal skills continue to grow, I wondered if she would be able to keep a lid on it, through this one.  She did yell out at times, but at all the right ones.  She said "Hooray," when the songs ended.  She clapped during the upbeat songs and danced in her seat.  She looked to me and said "upset," when Buddy was wounded by his father's words.  With that being the height of emotional complication here, Soph was easily able to handle this story.  Filled with jazz hands, bright colored sets and costumes, and finger snapping, toe-tapping dance numbers, Sophie enjoyed every last drop.  She turned to me to share laughs each time the audience did.  Nothing makes you feel so special.  The only challenge was that our normal bedtime was at intermission.  The perfect perk up was a brightly colored lollypop that kept her in her seat, enjoying licks and kicks throughout the second act.  Leslie brought the house down with her jazzy, belty voice and her red party dress.  Sophie cheered with extra excitement as she recognized her as our friend!  We had such a special time together.  And I can't possibly hold back that I was so proud of the way she acted like such a big girl and the compliments from all those around us and everybody who passed filled our ears and hearts.