Winnie the Pooh

On Saturday, May 31, CJ and I met Dina and Jessie (my sister and niece) at the Thomas Jefferson theater in Arlington to watch a Children's Theater production of Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh is very special in our family. Jessie has had a Pooh bear for years and years; she does not travel anywhere without him. CJ loves the entire Winnie the Pooh cast of characters, but especially Tigger and Winnie the Pooh.

The show was supposed to start at 3pm, but we had a torrential storm (possibly a tornado) in the Northern VA area. Thomas Jefferson lost power as a result. The dozens of parents and kids waited patiently for a hour and a half, and then we finally bailed. CJ and Jessie were amazingly good. They walked around, checked out the displays, and listened to the storytelling. But after all that waiting and still no word about whether or not the generator could be turned on, we decided to go shopping.

We headed out to Pentagon City mall for shopping and dinner. Jessie and CJ were great: they let Dina and I get some real shopping done. I bought a pair of shoes, got some new makeup, and some clothes for CJ.  We made the kids pose in front of candidate cutouts in front of a souvenir shop.

The funny thing is that I don't think CJ even noticed that the Winnie the Pooh performance happened at all. He loved the storytelling at the theater and then the shopping.

CJ, btw, seems to really like shopping. He is actually commenting on the shoes I look at. And he likes jewelry. At a jewelry cart int he middle of the food court, he picked out some bracelets and said, "mama, this is gorgeous." Fun day.