Mary Poppins

For Payton's birthday back in December Nana and Kiki bought her tickets to see Mary Poppins at the Fox Theatre. We have really been looking forward to it especially as the date grew closer. Payton began telling everyone where she was going. We went to brunch first where she had some delicious pancakes and got to see Uncle Matt. Then we headed down to the Fox. In my mind I had wondered how she would react. She has loved the movie Mary Poppins since she was 18 months old. She used to sit and watch it over and over when Claire was first born. I had tried not to tell her too much about the theatre or what a musical is because I wanted her to be surprised. Well, she did not disappoint my expectations. She was in awe to say the least. She made sure we were in our seats 45 minutes before the show started and did not want to walk around. She was ready to see Mary Poppins. When the show started her mouth fell open and she said "she is real mommy." Her mouth did not close the entire first half. Nana and I teased that she was going to catch a fly. She still is talking about it and tells everyone "they were real." It was a great day. I think I spent more time watching her reaction than the show. Thank you Nana and Kiki for letting me tag along on her birthday present.