I have seen the Grinch at the Old Globe three times during the Christmas season, always with other people's children. Since our first Christmas with Finn I have been patiently waiting for the right time to experience the Grinch with my own child. I wanted to make sure he was old enough to appreciate the Theatre experience as well as limited fear of the Grinch (he can be scary).
This was the year!!
We purchased our tickets back in September and counted down to the 27th of November. We figured the four day Thanksgiving weekend would be a great time to kick off our 2010 Christmas Season. Can you believe Todd has never been to the Old Globe? How can you live in San Diego without ever attending a live show at the Globe?
Finn and I in front of the Whoville Christmas Tree
We did visit the Whoville General Store,
we bought a "Grinch" Tree Ornament as a remembrance of this special evening.
When you bring a child into an adult setting, whether it is to a play, a concert, or even a Football game...you never know how they are going to act. You want them to enjoy it as much as you do (and behave)....but with children it is totally unpredictable! When I was selecting our seats I made sure we had balcony/box seats in case we needed to make a quick getaway (I try to think ahead as much as possible) Guess what? HE LOVED IT! My worries were for naught.
After we were let out of the Old Globe Theatre we walked through Balboa Park, unbeknownst to us when we selected the date it was also the night of Balboa Park's Tree Lighting Ceremony. We rounded the corner towards the tree just at they counted down to lighting blastoff! Truly a magical evening!
How many children do you think have climbed all over these columns through the years? In good parenting form, we made him get down and behave like a polite, well mannered child. He does have it in him when he wants to be! Merry Christmas everyone.....I hope your December has been as magical as mine has been so far!
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