To The Movies!

This afternoon we braved uncharted territory: We took Charlie to see his first movie, a matinee showing of Kung Fu Panda. I had dismal expectations -- I did not think it was unreallistic that I would spend half the movie chasing Charlie around the lobby, the price of admission down the drain.

But for once, I was in for a very pleasant surprise: Charlie sat through the entire movie with a bag of popcorn between his legs while skillfully managing his Sierra Mist in and out of the cup holder, completely enthralled.

This opens up whole new worlds! We can go to the movies again! We can see "Ice Age 3!" The new Madagascar movie! Okay yeah so maybe we will still need to get a babysitter and see a grown up movie every once in a while. Discussing the plot nuances of Kung Fu Panda did get us very far on the car ride home.