The Lexington Children's Theatre recently put on the play "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" based on the character from Kevin Henkes children's books. I thought that the play probably was geared to children Rachael's age and that it might be a good opportunity to have some time for Mom to focus on Rachael. I bought tickets and we made a big day of it. We went out to lunch first and then to the play. The theatre is a simi-circle and very intimate - a great location for kids to see a play. Part of the story was about Lilly's new baby brother and how after he arrived Lilly wanted to send him back. I told Rachael that Hannah felt the same way about her when she was a baby. It gave us a good opportunity to talk about the importance of valuing her sisters and to try to understanding why sometimes they might be jealous of the attention she gets from Mom and Dad - but that in the end they still love each other.
Rachael loved the show and talked about it for days afterwards. At the end of the show she collected some autographs and took her picture with one of the actresses in costume. In the fall Rachael will start to attend several plays at the theatre as part of field trips with her kindergarten class. Parents don't get to go on those trips. I was glad I was able to take her to at least one. 
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