A Curious Little Monkey

Curious George. Claire has been a fan since the days when we didn't have cable. PBS was the only kid friendly channel we had while Chris was deployed last winter, so we became fans. The first show and basically only show she watched/watches is Curious George. Well, it just so happens that "Curious George Live" came to a stage near us, so we bought tickets. It was pretty cute and Claire and Mya watched intently for quite some time, but I must say that the close spacing of the seats, frequent adjusting and length took their toll. Chris moved up a few rows with Mya to an area with no people and Claire and I soon followed. It was definitely a good choice and the view was great. We cut out a bit early before the mad rush. That too was a good choice. Although the show was a bit long, it was a great experience for Claire. She has been quite eager to share her experience with anyone who would listen.

Comments

Alison said…

you guys are awesome parents!! you always find fun activities for your girls...puppets, curious george, in-door parks. you inspire me to do find fun things for Henri :-)(or I could just copy you ;)

March 8, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Anonymous said…

I will never forget that monkey leash you had for her...tried to make her think it was curious george so you could lease her up...too funny

Love ya,J

March 8, 2010 at 10:03 AM

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