The Ant and the Elephant

Last Friday Sienna's preschool class had a field trip to see the musical adaptation of The Ant and the Elephant. They even got to ride the school bus. To say that Sienna was excited would be a major understatement. She talked about it all week long and had her outfit picked out days in advance. She would ONLY wear the dress that she wore for her birthday party. I had no problem with this. However, she also came downstairs wearing one of her many many princess crowns. And about 5 bracelets on each arm. I tried to talk her out of the princess crown. But she really wanted to wear it. So as I listened to her explain all of the reasons why she NEEDED to wear it, I realized just how big of a deal this musical production put on by community college kids meant to her. This would be like if I ever was able to go to the opera. A night like that complete with a fancy dress and a limo ride would make me feel like a princess. And that would probably be the one and only time that I could wear my princess crown. I finally gave in and let her wear it.

I had so much fun watching Sienna watch the musical. From the time we walked in and she saw the stage and the seating. Her eyes were huge just absorbing everything she saw. And she stayed that way right up until we left. Watching her face and her eyes as the characters moved and sang~ it was as though she was absorbing everything. It was a beautiful thing to see. It was one of the moments that you don't ever want to forget exactly how it felt. We had a really nice time. I only wish that I would have worn my princess crown too.