Date Night with Mommy

After much debate and discussion with the boys on whether they actually would watch a movie all the way through at the movie theater, we finally decided to take them to see the heavily-talked-about Toy Story 3. The last movie they had seen was Ice Age 3 with the grandparents and they left half way through.

We decided to make it a special night...early pick up from school and date night with mommy. Daddy would be spending one-on-one time with Claire at home. I picked them up early from school on Friday, which they were ecstatic about, and we headed straight to the movies. Forget dinner...we picked up some pizza, nachos, and snacks at the concession. We then proceeded to our theatre for the movie. We were the first ones there, so the boys sat back enjoying their snacks and getting super excited about the movie. They knew, or so they thought, everything about the movie based on their friends.

During the movie, Connor asked to go home a few times but Brady was enjoying the movie so I convinced him to stay. At one point, Brady got very upset and asked to go home. I could tell it was getting close to the end, so I convinced them to stay and see the happy ending. I am glad I did and they were thankful also. All they talk about now is how it ended and the middle part, the scarier part, is funny to them now (since they know it ends well). Brady enjoyed the movie so much that he finally finished watching Toy Story 2 at home and has been toting around Buzz Lightyear non-stop and repeating "Infinity and Beyond".

While we were at the movies, Claire decided to stay awake and visit with daddy. She was "talking" non-stop telling him all about her day without the constant interruptions from her brothers. It was a good evening and one we hope to repeat.