For Christmas, my mom gave each of us kids copies of her journal entries from when she was pregnant with us, our birth stories and a few experiences from our early childhood. In mine, I came to the realization that by the time I was 3 years old, I had seen 3 movies in the theatre: Aristocats, Cinderella, and Robin Hood. Lucy is 2 1/2 and has never been to the movies, although she has seen more movies in her lifetime than a lot of people. So, on Friday evening we took Lucy to the movie theatre for her first time and saw the movie "Enchanted". Her grandma and aunties had seen it and thought she would love it as she is very into musicals right now...and of course, princesses. Because the theatre was so busy, we ended up having to sit in the second row, which was a little close for Lucy. During the previews she kept having to look back and forth across the screen to take in everything. All in all it was a pretty cute movie, but the arm and a leg it cost us to get in and buy popcorn was something to make a record of for the history books. A child ticket cost $8 and getting two large popcorn, two large drinks and a bag of candy (shared by 7 people) cost $23!! Tyler and I haven't been to a movie since before Lucy was born, so this was a bit of a shock to our system. It's a good thing our daughter has a good memory, because she'll have to savor this experience for a long time.
At the end of the movie we asked Lucy which movie was better, Enchanted, or Hairspray, and she still sticks with Hairspray.
Our family vacation this year was a trip down to Echo Lake Montana with Tyler's immediate family and his Aunt and Uncle and their kids. I was a bit nervous to make the trip with a 5 month old boy who doesn't like being in his car-seat long enough to make a 10 minute trip into town, let alone a 6 hour trip across the border. We ended up leaving a day later than everyone else because Max came down with a cold. The trip ended up being fabulous and we had a great time hanging out, boating, and spending time with family. Max was happier and slept better at the cabin than he ever has at home...which made me even more nervous about coming home than I was about going! Lucy loves sitting in her Papa's boat and has spent much time sitting in there with him while he worked on it. Well, it turns out that she only loves sitting in the boat when it is stationary. As soon as it was on the water, she was not too pleased to be sitting in it anymore. The rocking back and forth made her nervous. She misinterpreted the right words to use, so she kept telling us that she was a little 'brave'...but she really meant a little 'scared'. We finally convinced her to go on a tube ride, which didn't last very long.
