Yesterday we went to see Lion King – it was incredible. All of the kids had a blast, even though our seats were horrible, and we spent the entire show bobbing and swaying depending upon the positioning of the people sitting in front of us just so we could see. Afterward, I was worried that the kids would complain about not being able to see and that it was boring or something, but the general consensus once we got to the car was that the show was AMAZING. I agree. We also learned that Annie is coming at the end of the year – the girls are all about Annie these days – they watch the movie repeatedly and play the soundtrack constantly. I always hear them singing some Annie song under their breath and orphanages seem to be a constant theme in their playing – so guess I will try to get us some tickets for that show as well. I am not sure if Eric will join us 
– he was a reluctant Lion King participant. And the kids theater is putting on Seussical, so we’d like to see that as well.
eee! I love that the kids are old enough to enjoy these things with me. And I love love love that after 9 years, we are coming out of the toddler/early preschool age into an age where all of the kids are actually kids…old enough to do things that I like to do! Rather than just be disruptive or bored. I may get a little twinge of baby lust every now and then, but really, I am delighted to be moving on to the next stage of things in my family.
Speaking of stages, today Little Lydia was talking to Eric and I noticed that she just looked bigger to me..we measured her and she’s grown nearly 2 inches since her June check-up! Of course the other girls want to be measured as well, and they’ve each grown an inch! In four months!
I’m glad the girls liked it. Did Eric enjoy it any? It’s neat when the kids are old enough that you can use them as an excuse to do stuff that you really want. I did & I really miss having the excuse now.