The Sound of Music

When NBC first advertised The Sound of Music Live event, I put it on our calender right away as a special family movie night. Not only would our family live in a musical if we could, but we also love Carrie Underwood. At the time, Abby had only known her for her performance of "How Great Thou Art". I've been a fan of her music since her American Idol days. Joe and I grew up loving The Sound of Music. It was the perfect chance for us to share it all with Abby. 

Abby got just as excited about our movie night in the days leading up to it. Never mind the treasure that is the Sound of Music, all she knew was that she was going to watch Carrie Underwood sing on TV. This is why while people were heavily criticizing the performance on every form of social media that existed, our family was thoroughly enjoying every minute of it together. Imperfect? Yes. Different than the Julie Andrew's classic? Of course. A treat to have a live three hour musical on a channel that wasn't PBS? A definite treat. We loved it and we loved Carrie Underwood. 

As a kid, I loved the original Sound of Music and loved watching it with my Nagymama and Nagypapa. I remember being most engaged in the the first half of the movie, because at that age I couldn't appreciate the historical value of the movie's setting which really unfolds in the second half. For the same reason and based on her regular bedtime, I thought Abby wouldn't make it past the first hour and a half. Abby stayed up past 11:30 watching the entire show. She did doze for a few minutes and Joe and I tried to take her to her bed. She woke up panicked as soon as we left the room screaming that she didn't see the ending. So, she came back out and was completely engaged until the very end of the show. 

Some of Abby's most memorable quotes from the night: 

"Mommy, why are they calling Carrie Underwood, Maria?"

In reference to Liesel at the end of the movie: "Is she 17 yet?" :)

"I just love all of her dresses. She keeps changing into pretty ones."

When Carrie Underwood came out in the beginning dressed as a nun: "Why does she look so different?"

At the end, when the Von Trapp family is trying to escape: "Where are the bad guys going? Are they coming back? Is the family safe?"

The next morning, we immediately looked up the soundtrack and that marked the day our home became a non-stop Sound of Music sing-a-long. AND we love it!

You can find this happening in our home at any given moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHXXm3S2CH4