Movie Night

The Friday of Memorial Day weekend I really needed a break after a hectic week at work. That morning I realized that Epic was bring released that very day. When I first saw the preview for that movie I thought that it would be something Nate would like. So I decided to treat us both to a trip to the movies. He has been to the movies before, but I think the last time he went was the summer before Mia was born to a dollar movie special. He didn't really remember it, so this can almost be considered his first real trip to the movies.

As soon as I asked him if he wanted to go to the movies he was excited. The entire there he was asking questions about the movie going experience. What movie are we seeing? Will there be snacks? Where do we see a movie? What movie are we seeing? What are the glasses for? Why do I have to be quiet? Is this a castle?

He got a little scared at one part that involved a giant mouse, but otherwise he really liked it. It was a really good movie to see in 3d because it was all about nature. His favorite part involved a little flower girl. Actually, no, I think his favorite part was the popcorn. It was very good popcorn according to him. Well, good. It better be!

Yay movies!

I am a huge movie person so seeing him get so much enjoyment from this experience and getting the "thank you, thank you, thank you!" from him just made my year. It's a small thing, but it really is one of my favorite experiences as a parent.

So, this past weekend when he asked for some special mom and Nate time (because Mia got a solo day earlier in the week when Nate spent the night with his grandparents) I decided to give movie night another try. This time we watched Rise of the Guardians, and though he was a little less excited, not very much so. He loved being able to stay up late and cuddle with mom on the couch. He got popcorn this time too, but I guess it wasn't as good as the movie theater popcorn. Oh well.

Mom/Son Movie night! (I think the flash on my camera might be a little too bright...)

So, I think this is a tradition we will keep up. Some nights it will just be me and Nate, some nights Peter will be able to join us, and eventually Mia can join the fun too.

Mother's Day

One of the bad things about having kids in daycare/pre-school is the amount of CRAP that they come home with on a daily basis. I'm sorry, but not really sorry, that I'm not one of those moms who keeps and thinks that every piece of "art" their children bring home is precious. It's really not.

But, one of the good things about having kids in daycare is that sometimes, some of the stuff they bring home is actually cute and precious. Usually it's the stuff that is more personal and includes hand prints or something.

So this year it was really nice to get some Mother's Day gifts that they worked on all week long. I got some flowers, a thumbprint necklace and lots of hand print flowers. But these two items are my favorite:

They spelled her name wrong, but it's still cute.

But my favorite was this one from Nate! Excuse the watermelon juice stains...

In case you couldn't read it...

My mom's name is: Sarah. (Smart kid.)
My mom is 21 years old. (I wish! No, not really)
She is 10 feet tall and weighs 5 lbs. (Those are worse proportions than Barbie!)
Her hair is red and her eyes are red and blue. (Red is his favorite color these days.)
My mom's favorite thing to do is play with me. (I'm glad he thinks so.)
My mom works at across the street. (True.)
At work she works on a computer. (Also true.)
My mom has the most beautiful hair. (Aww.)
My mom is the best mom because she likes to play with me. (Yes.)
My love for my mom is bigger than Logan's whole family. (I'm really not sure what this is supposed to mean, their family is only four people.)
If I could buy her anything for Mother's Day, I would buy her a Bob the Builder Set. (I guess so I can play with him in his Bob the Builder set.)

Four year olds are awesome!

Nate at 4

1. What is your favorite color? Red
2. What is your favorite toy? Thomas the Train and Dinosaur Train
3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries
4. What is your favorite tv show? Dinosaur Train
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? "McDonalds, the one that Grandpa takes me to. Nuggets, fries and apples"
6. What is your favorite outfit? shark and dinosaur t-shirts
7. What is your favorite game? "My airplane game" (Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Airport)
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snack and raisins
9. What is your favorite animal? Stegosaurus
10. What is your favorite song? Dinosaur Train theme song and "The Good Night song" (Glad You Came by The Wanted)
11. What is your favorite book? A Barnyard Collection: Click, Clack Moo and More by Doreen Cronin
12. Who is your best friend? Logan 
13. What is your favorite cereal? The one that has the marshmallows in it (Lucky Charms)
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play, bike
15. What is your favorite drink? Orange juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Charlie and Kitty
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cereal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Fish snack (I have no idea what he's talking about with this...)
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Fireman and an airplane driver

(I'm a little late, but I think most of it would have been relevant if I'd asked on time.)