Today was a school holiday for Veteran's Day. Just me and the kids on a Tuesday. I decided to be adventureous and take them to a movie... so we went to Madagascar 2. I was happy that I bought the tickets the night before online... the line was almost around the block! Seems I wasn't the only one who had this idea. Anyway, the theater was packed, but I did find 2 seats (assuming Maddy on my lap) up against the wall (to try to prevent Jack from running). We did get some popcorn and a drink, but they weren't too interested in that. The kids were really good for about the first 45 minutes. Of a 90 minute movie. For about 15 minutes I was trying to (unsuccessfully) contain both kids. Maddy was getting tired, and Jack wanted to roll down the aisle. Unfortunately, since the movie just came out a few days ago, the theater was packed. So, I had the pleasure of carrying Maddy and trying to remove a repentant Jack ("I'll listen! I'll listen!") from the theater. Once I got him in the lobby, he eventually calmed down. (I also had total stranger tell me, "Way to keep your cool, mama!" Uh, thanks?) How did I calm Jack down? I lied to him and told him the movie was over! Yes, Jack, the movie ends when they're trying to find water, and the next movie will be about them finding the water!
To ease the transition, I then took them to the McDonald's so they could run around the Habitrail (thanks, Caroline!). We got home by 12:30... Maddy was just about out and slept 3 hours, Jack has NOT napped and will be going to bed early!
Lesson learned? Take kids to movies with Erik or a friend :) They still need man coverage, they're too young for zone.
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15 years ago
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