Jonathan is, so things started a little slower for us today. We had about an hour to spare today so we had a leisurely walk around and it was pretty cold so we sat in the sun for a bit although, of course just like her brother, she just wanted to get to the show.We had row A seats, which I thought would mean we would be about 4 rows back since they usually have AA, BB, etc, but we were actually front centre. Apparently we truly were among the first to buy tickets (which is how we came to be doing this blog, in case you were wondering...).
The picture of Emily below in front of the set is not great, because I couldn't get the settings on the camera right to capture the darkness and light of her face, but you get the idea, and I was resting my feet on the wall of the stage during the performance
, that's how close we were!We have read a few Pamela Allen books, but I didn't think we had read any of the books on the list for this performance, but it turns out I was wrong. We had borrowed Belinda the Cow from the Library and Emily's daycare leader had read her the 2 Mr McGee books, the other 3 were new to us.
It was great, they sang lots and played guitars and ukelele's. Again, like Grug, really simple performance, 3 performers, no technology. It was very clever with the way they change their clothing items in line with the story. In one part they used their aprons tied different ways to portray different people in the King's castle. Emily was entranced from start to finish, she had a big smile on her face at times, moved her shoulders to the music and looked concerned in the right places. It's so riveting as a parent to see how they go from an observer to being involved in stories/performances/movies. Another great performance at OOTB!
Now Emily was ready to experience the rest OOTB had to offer. Although we did take a little trip to Southbank for some chips and a play in the stands at the Piazza first. We'd been through the Tunnel earlier and Emily was too shy to put the earphones on, so we headed there first. On our way to the Giants, we walked through the first part of the Tunnel with lasers on the wall. Fireworks, colours and the OOTB logo, so we had to take a picture! She loved it! I think she is the right age to use her listening skills and the kids were talking about catching buses to the city. They were also talking about the food they like. KFC came up! We stayed there and listened for much longer than we did with Jonathan and she was an avid listener to their thoughts.
I thought the end of that was going to mean home time for us, but as we were walking out they had
the dancers Jonathan loved on the World Stage. We stopped to watch, but they were just finishing. We did sat down though, and the MC started taking the kids through Egyptian dancing to Walk Like An Egyptian. Then while waiting for the next act, they sent balloons through the crowd with the instruction to keep the balloon off the ground. The kids that were dancing up the front were running through the crowd trying to keep the balloon up. A great time filler for the kids.
Next up were some Flamenco dancers, which we had seen earlier and Emily had shown no interest in. This time though, she saw the dresses and loved it. We have plans to use one of my long skirts and belt it around her chest so she can twirl the skirt like the dancers. But we didn't quite get a chance to do that just yet as she fell asleep on the way home!!
Another fun day at OOTB. Tomorrow the whole family is going to Pirates in the morning, a trip to Amococo and then Emily and I are seeing More Fun Than a Wii while James and Jonathan entertain themselves as only boys can.
The last word today is from Emily and her answers to my questions about Mr McGee and the Biting Flea...
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