Annie

Mia's favorite movie for the past six-plus months has been "Annie." She could sing "Tomorrow" a few months after she turned two and can now sing every song, so when I heard that the Broadway show was coming to Charlottesville, I quickly booked tickets. And, when I say "quickly," I mean I must have been one of the first to book because we got front row seats. We made it a girls' night with some of our friends (and check out the little one front and center who came dressed as Annie - too cute).

The show started at 7:30, which is Mia's bedtime. I was a little concerned about her making it through, but she held up like a trooper (being so close to the stage and literally next to the orchestra helped - so did the sugar and popcorn she consumed). We didn't get home until 11 p.m., and she was one of the last ones standing.

We saw this show in March. Since then, she's not so into the movie anymore - I think it pales in comparison to watching it live - but she now likes to act like she's Annie. She goes running around the house yelling for Sandy (and outside, which is a little embarrassing when she opens the door and stands on the front porch yelling for a non-existing Sandy at the top of her lungs). And, guess who she tells me to be? Miss Hannigan :(

Here's a video of her singing "Tomorrow" in the car. Caught it with my new Flip video camera, which I love.