Let's Go To The Movies!

Family time is SO much fun. Andrew & I took Drew to see a "real" movie -- you know, not the Veggie Tales DVD for the millionth time on the kitchen TV -- a real movie with cushy reclining seats, a huge screen, and loud stereo speakers!

Ice Age II was playing at our dollar theater (which now costs $1.25, but still a great deal!), so we decided that would be the perfect way to test the waters and see what Drew thought about a real movie. He LOVED it!! He didn't squirm a bit in the first 45 minutes and he actually laughed and talked to the screen a little bit. He'd dance during the songs in the movie, which was really precious. He nibbled on some popcorn and took several sips of our coke! The last 45 minutes of the movie, he did get a little fidgety. But hey, sitting for an hour and a half in mom & dad's lap is a lot to ask of a 19 month old, no matter if there is a movie playing or not! Thank goodness I snuck in some M&M's in my purse. That kept him happy for the last part of the movie. (True spoiling, right?)

It was a fantastic evening and so much fun to see the big eyes and wide smile on Drew's face when the movie came on. Seeing joy through the eyes of your child is just the greatest feeling in the world!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

We're way behind on our summer blogging! We went to a Frisco Rough Riders baseball game with the Boothe's back in July. What a fun evening it was!! We managed to get a few cute pictures of Clay & Drew before my camera battery died.

The ballpark in Frisco was so much fun. It's just the right size for a fun family outing. There's a wonderful playground (yes playground) inside so when the boys got tired of sitting, we could let them run around. They slid down the slide and jumped in the big bounce house. Clay didn't like the bounce house so much, but Drew loved it.

We ate at Rudy's BBQ before the game and the boys had fun playing a hunting video game. Then we headed to the ballpark. I'm not sure how much game watching we really did, but it was a fabulous evening. The icing on the cake was a spectacular fireworks show after the game was over. Yes...that was 10pm, but Drew stayed awake to see it all. He crashed in the car before we made it out of the parking lot.

"hunting"

At the playground

First sports outing together! I have a feeling there are many more in their future.