Gingerbread Women and Cinderella

Today we made cookies.  Not a lot, because when Eva and Dylan make cookies, most the batter is eaten.  But they had a really good time.  For some reason, Eva has continuously asked me to make gingerbread cookies.  Today, Dylan and I went out to buy all the ingredients.  We went to the store with the choo-choo. (Wegmans)

Eva informed me, before we began, that she wanted to make gingerbread women.  "Mommy, I want them to be girls.  We can put a skirt on them to show it."

I had never considered the sex of the gingerbread cookie until now. 

So we began.  They did really well with the cutouts.  We didn't get to decorating today, because Eva and I had a date.

A development that came together this morning allowed us to secure tickets for Cinderella tonight at Shea's.  (Thank you to Mrs. Koslosky and Tia Mandy). 

Eva and I put on some music.  We picked out our outfits for the show.  We got ready, make-up, heels, perfume.  And out we went. 

I can't tell you about the show, because I was too busy watching Eva.  Her reaction was priceless.

She has been to Elmo Live, and a production of "Clic Clac Moo," but other than that, this was her first theatre experience. 

She was enthralled.  She was cracking up at all the funny parts.  She clapped before anyone else.  It was a long show.  It began at eight and ended around eleven.  But Eva was really into it.  We discussed the plot on the way home, which had a curve ball in it.  Eva noticed the same gaps that I did, I was completely impressed. 

The highlight came at the end however, where Eva got to be photographed with the Fairy Godmother.  Eva asked her, how did you do the magic in the show?"  And the Fairy Godmother looked at her and answered as serious as could be, and said, "Well my dear they had to teach me how to do the magic for Cinderella."