Girls' Day Out

Laura Numeroff is the author of the "If You Give A..." series of books.  Her first book in the series is "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie".  This weekend the Arts Center of the Ozarks put on a children's theatre production based on this book.  Lila has a few books in the series, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to take her to her very first play.  Since my mom and I have the same love for the arts, I invited her to join us for a girls' day out.

Let me just say, I am one proud momma.  In a theater full of very young children, I fully expected some meltdowns.  There definitely were some, but not from my child!  The play started 20 minutes late and Lila sat so still that I was almost in disbelief.  She only had to get up one time for a bathroom break about halfway through the play.  Afterwards, we went out for dinner and then home for a few rounds of hide-and-seek before Nana went home.  I foresee this being an annual tradition (except maybe minus the hide-and-seek when Lila gets older)!