Beauty and the Beast

One of the biggest benefits of Josh's work is that since it is a community paper, we get free tickets to many community events. Last night we were able to take everyone to Beauty and the Beast in the Murray Park amphitheater. It was a blast. The kids were fascinated by the music and costumes. Anna, especially, couldn't take her eyes off the stage. I could have turned off the sound and just watched her face to know exactly what was happening on stage. Her facial expressions told the whole story. At one point, there were wolves attacking the beast and she leaned over to me to ask, "Those aren't real wolves are they, mom?" A little reassurance never hurts. Emma said, "She probably just asked that to avoid her fear." Good point, Emma. Ryan said his favorite part was "when the buffalo was singing." Hmmm...The beast kind-of does look like a buffalo! Tyler didn't have much to say about it, but was fascinated just the same. Even Sophie watched the actors until she was ready to sleep. While it wasn't the best production I've ever seen, it sure was a lot of fun!