Gingerbread Extravaganza

Last weekend was the Gingerbread Extravaganza at the Bay Area Discovery Museum (otherwise known as "Sugar High Extraordinaire"). I wasn't sure Remi was old enough for gingerbread house making, but she had a great time.

First, she opened the bag of candy and started eating it.
Once I convinced her to save the candy for the house, she discovered the frosting and started eating that. Fortunately she's only 2, and her attention span just isn't that long: before she could eat the house she lost interest and went outside to run off the sugar.

Our Little Groupie

Remi attended her very first concert, and boy, is she hooked.

I have to admit I had my doubts. Could it really be worth it to pay full price concert ticket rates to take a2 year old to a show? You'd think they'd give a price break based on the diminutive size of their audience, but noooooo. In the end, like the myriad of other parents we saw there, we decided that yes, our little bunny was worth it.

So off we carted Roo one cold Sunday to a surprise outing: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! There's a Party in My City!

And it blew her little mind.

Her first clue was the Yo Gabba Gabba poster. When she caught sight of that, she pointed and started chanting, Yo Gabba Gabba! Yo Gabba Gabba!

As exciting as the poster appeared, she still had no idea what was in store for her. Her next exciting stop: the official Yo Gabba Gabba merchandise and a Brobee backpack. Then it was on to the concert hall.

From the time the show started she had her hands over her ears and her eyes glued to the stage. For a while, I wondered whether she was totally freaked out or just taking it all in. But about 15 minutes in she cried out "Yo Gabba Gabba!" like the little groupie that she is, and I knew she was having the time of her life.