Mommy and Me Day

N and I had a fun "Mommy and Me" day today. I do these special days with N every once in a while. When L is old enough I will do them with him, too. Today N and I went to Micheal's (or the craft store as N calls it) and we went to the movie Tangled. At Micheal's we caught some good deals and stocked up on fun Christmas crafts. We went to the movies after the craft store. Going to the movies is something we rarely do, mostly because, until now, N hasn't been able to sit in his seat through an entire movie. I made several attempts to take him to the movies and he didn't make it through them. Luckily I learned this through the $1 or free movies offered during the winter months, so I didn't have a lot to lose for that price. This time around, N did very well. We each got a "munchie tray" which consists of a small drink, popcorn and a big tootsie roll. N looked so cute sitting in his seat with his. I tried to get a picture of him with his goodies using my phone, but it just couldn't take a decent pic in the theatre. For the first time ever, I had N sit in a booster seat so he could see the screen better. This worked out really well for two reason. For one, the obvious, he could see better and because it was more difficult to get out of. Ha.

Tangled was a good movie. N was captivated for the whole thing. I will say one thing, though. The movie was a little more dramatic than I thought it needed to be. One minute your overjoyed and happy, the next you were sad. Then there were some parts that were more scary than they should be. I thought the woman Rapunzel lived with was played out as too mean for a movie meant for kids. Then the part where the....oops. If you haven't seen the movie I won't spoil it, but there was a part towards the end that I thought was too sad for a kid's movie. I looked over and N was actually crying. He crawled into my lap to be comforted. They did end the show on a jubilant note, though. I'm glad they did that so we left feeling good. But, with that said, it was a good movie. I think it's better suited for the six and older crowd.

On the way out of the theatre N noticed the arcade games and asked if we could play them. I told him no, not this time. I told him today was movie day and next time we can have a arcade day...Do I see Chuck E Cheese in our future??