Since, work has been so crazy over the last few days it was nice to be able to have a 3 day weekend to relax. Our 4th of July was very low key. In fact I mentioned to Dan that it didn't really feel like the 4th of July. I guess it was because there was not going to be any fireworks because of the extreme drought that we are in. Even the public events were banned from having firework shows. On Saturday, we got up and went to La Grange to spend the day with my mom and Joel. They were visiting my grandmother, and invited us to come visit. My brother, Jason and his family were also there. Dan and I decided to just spend the day instead of the weekend, because it was only about an hour and half away and we didn't want to board Milo over night. We enjoyed the visit with the family and Joshua loved playing with his cousins and going on nature walks all over the land. The kids played in the sprinkler and ran around chasing each other, while the adults sat on the porch and visited. It was a very nice Saturday spent with family. On Sunday, is where Joshua attended his very FIRST movie in the theater! Dan and I had been talking about taking him for awhile, but didn't feel he was quite ready for that whole experience. Well, Joshua is now all about Cars, the movie. He saw it on TV and we now own the DVD of the first one! He loves it and wants to watch it all the time. So, we thought that he would just love Cars 2. So, we went back and forth; would it be worth it and if he would like it until we finally decided just to do it! We would go to the matinee, therefore it would not cost as much and hopefully be less crowded(which it was). Dan and I went into this experience thinking two things: A) we would probably not reach the end of the movie, because we would have to leave due to Joshua being scared or bored and B) us seeing the end of the movie with Joshua asleep in one of our laps. We arrived at the theater 30 mins before the show was to start. We wanted Joshua to get the whole experience, so we bought the tickets and Joshua got to hand them to the man that told you what number theater to go to. Joshua was so excited! He told the man "thank you" and waved "bye" as we walked to the snack bar. Joshua kept saying, "wow, look at all these lights and all this candy!" When we got to the snack bar, he stood on his tip toes and said, "popcorn, please." It was so cute! We actually ended up getting him a kid's snack pack, which came with popcorn, a drink and a laffy taffy rope. He could have cared less about the laffy taffy! All he wanted was the popcorn and lemonade. So, off we went to find our seats. We opened the door to the #17 theater and Joshua just stood there frozen! Dan actually had to take him by his hand and tell him it was ok and lead him to our seats. We decided to sit at the end of the row, in case we had to make a quick exit. Joshua really got into the previews and the music that they have before the show. He had a little trouble with the reclining seats, but he managed by just sitting on the edge of the seat. Joshua was doing a lot better than we thought he would be doing at this point. He was so happy eating his popcorn, and bobbing his head to the music and then the lights went down and the sound turned up, way up! Joshua doesn't like loud noises at ALL!! So, in my head I was prepared for him to start crying and freaking out, but he didn't! He just put his fingers in his ears and continued to watch the previews. He was being such a big boy! I thought we might just make it to the end, but I was wrong. About 45 mins into the actual movie, Joshua had seen all he wanted to see. He leaned over and asked if he could go home! He wanted to go home and watch the other "Cars" movie on the little TV. We totally understood, but tried to convince him to stay a little bit longer so he could see McQueen and Mater(his favorite characters from the movie). Well, it didn't really work and since he was asking so nice and was not throwing a fit, we decided it was time to leave. I was a little disappointed, but I knew it was bound to happen. It is alot for a little kiddo to sit there and be quiet for all that time. The previews lasted 15 mins, so you put that on top of the 45 mins of the actually movie that we watched and the time waiting for it to start and you have yourself what seems like an eternity in a child's mind. It was a great first movie experience and Joshua behaved wonderfully and far exceeded our expectations. The rest of our Sunday was spent hanging out at the house and trying to stay cool! I posted some pictures below of his first movie experience: (gotta have those memories).
In front of the Cars 2 billboard inside the theater.
He is holding McQueen and Mater in the picture below and saying "cheeesssee"
Enjoying his popcorn and not looking at the camera!
On Monday, the 4th we hung out at the house in the morning and then made a trip to the UT Co-op to look around. We thought it would be a nice little outing for the family. I think the last time we were in there, Joshua could barely walk, so this was a little different. We made our way to the "kid area" so Joshua could play and I could shop for a couple of new shirts for him(football season will be here before you know it). While, I did find some shirts, I wasn't really willing to give my left arm for them, so I settled on a pair of UT sweat pants for the winter that were on clearance and I only paid 5 bucks for them! Whoo hoo, what a steal! Anyway, we walked the drag and then we went and saw the new house that Dan's fraternity built. We were not able to go in, but we just drove up and stopped and looked. It is really nice! After that we stopped for some Amy's Ice Cream and then headed home. That afternoon we hung outside and set up the sprinkler for Joshua and grilled! Later that night we watched the firework show that they had in New York, which was really pretty. It was kind of nice, not having to hear Milo bark every 5 seconds due to the fireworks going off in our neighborhood, but it still wasn't the same.
So there you have it, as promised! Our 4th of July weekend and Joshua's first trip to the movies!!
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