A Trip to the Movies

So today was a first for me!! Every week during the summer the movie theatres show free kids movies. It is awesome, you get in free and if you bring a canned good you get free popcorn and a large drink for $1.00. Pretty cool!! So I have been thinking about doing it all summer but was worried about taking Parker and not knowing how he would do in there for 2 long hours. So today I finally did it!! Keep in mind, I had to get there an hour before showtime because there was 10 of us going and we wanted to make sure that we got seats together incase one of us had to get up with one of the four babies that went (plus the four three year olds). So here is a picure before the others got there as we are trying to save seats and keep the kids happy until showtime. I learned today that neither of my kids eat popcorn. What up with that???? I could eat it all myself!! That is what I was counting on to help me keep Parker happy during the movie. Normally as long as he can snack on something he is fine. Well, I learned before the movie started that he did not like it at all! So I'll let you guess who ate it!! Anyway, once we got through the waiting part it was great, as always, Caleb did great during the whole movie, he loves going and he really loves the M&M's and Skittles he gets (I pack them so I don't have to spend $5.00 on it) to eat while watching the movie. Parker was quite the trooper. I was so proud of him! He sat pretty still for a while, i kept thinking he would go to sleep, I brought his pappy (pacifier) and lamby thinking he would just pass out but no such luck! He did great though, when he got tired of sitting he would just stand in the row and watch the movie or go from person to person to see what snacks they had. There were enough of us there in our group to give him some options but for him not too bother strangers. It was great! I must say it was a lot of work for a free movie but with movie prices at $10 a ticket hey, it was worth it. I am trying to decide if I want to venture out again tomorrow to see the Bee Movie or if Parker will think two days in a row of it is too much!!