Another must do for our little family was to go to Tuacahn Theater. Kevin and I have been to few plays there before and just love it – an outside theater with gorgeous red rocks as the backdrop – and wanted to share the fun with the boys. We chose to go the night they were performing “The Little Mermaid.”
It was going to be tough on Rusty and Tommy (Bobby stayed home in his aunts’ loving care). The play wasn’t scheduled to start until 8:45 pm. Since they are normally in bed and asleep before 8 … this was going to hurt.
Kevin is persistent and got Billy and Tommy to take a nap that afternoon. Rusty refused. We hoped for the best.
We arrived in time to enjoy some of the cut-outs in the lobby area and to get some popcorn – for maximum viewing pleasure, of course. The boys were very excited. Well, Ricky wasn’t at first. When we told him it was time to go to Tuacahn, he wasn’t happy. He said he would rather stay and swim with his cousins. As a mom, that’s a hard decision. Take the unpleasant child to the activity that you KNOW he’ll adore, or leave him doing something that is also fun. Actually, it wasn’t that hard … the tickets cost enough that we weren’t going to let him waste one!
I’m not sure if the play had even started yet when I heard Ricky say, “This is WAY better than swimming!”
The play was fabulous. We were sitting on the 5th row and the special effects had the boys flinching and jumping throughout. There were fireworks and explosions and a flooded stage and a water wall and flying through the air and actors on wheels. It really was well done and the boys were mesmerized.
Even our tired Rusty, who cuddled into Kevin’s lap because he was so exhausted, just couldn’t fall asleep – he didn’t want to miss anything.
During intermission, Tommy looked up at the sky and said, “The sky is so black and beautiful!” He was right. There really is just something special about an outdoor theater.
It was totally worth it. Totally worth keeping the boys up until nearly 1 in the morning. Totally worth the cost of admission. Totally worth it. The boys talked the whole way back to the vacation house about their favorite parts and quoted their favorite lines. They all loved the wicked electric eels best!
Totally worth it.