Aiden Loved “Thomas The Tank Engine Live!”
Aiden has been a big fan of Thomas The Tank Engine since his second birthday. We have lots of episodes on DVD for him to watch and we’ll often build train sets together in the living room. When we found out that “Thomas & Friends Live!” was coming to the Sears Centre Arena, we purchased tickets in advance. Aiden had never been to a live show before, so we weren’t certain what to expect from him.
It was a long drive to Hoffman Estates, but Aiden was very good the whole way. We ran into some traffic on I90, north of Chicago, but we managed to make it to the show on time. Because of the delay, we ended up eating hot dogs and cheese fries in our seats for dinner, but no one was complaining. We finished and were settling in just as the show was starting.
Chrissy and I were interested in Aiden’s reaction to what was happening onstage. Aiden didn’t know what to make of it at first, but he was enamored once Thomas wheeled out onto the stage. The circus had come to Sodor, and there was apparently no forethought applied by anyone on the island. To be Really Useful, Thomas had to find both the circus people and a place for them to perform.
There was plenty of singing, including all of the Thomas songs. Is it wrong to know all of the words to all of the Thomas songs? I’ve seen them enough on TV… I think that Chrissy was singing along too. And the fourth wall was shattered early, since the actors would often call for audience participation (in the form of “I can’t hear you!”). The characters were colorful and engaging (and energetic!).
Thomas spent a goodly amount of time screwing up, as usual, but came through in the end. I had commented to Chrissy that if he didn’t get Really Useful really fast, he would end up as a limb on Rail Ricter. She’s the only person in the world that would get that. Aiden didn’t get it, but he was busy watching the circus at the end of the show.
Aiden had such a good time, in fact, that he didn’t sleep all the way home, despite it being well past his bedtime. He was in his booster seat in the back seat of the CR-V, playing with his souvenirs. He was even talking about it to the family the next day. We were thinking that we might try a movie or another children’s show, since he handled himself so well this time.
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