Sunday Review

Well I thought I'd share a post on how Henry's first movie experience went today. I titled it a Sunday Review because it was kind of a big deal for a not quite 2 year old to attend a movie in an actual theater.. and we all survived to tell about it, ha! We had seen the previews for the new movie, Arthur Christmas, for a few weeks now and it looked really cute. We had talked about going to see it especially since P has been to the movies a few times before we knew she could handle it fine. However, the question was Henry and how he would fair. This four day weekend was a good chance to go see it especially with Thanksgiving holiday and decorating the house for Christmas. It seemed fitting to finish off the weekend with a feel good Christmas movie. Today ended up being a great day for it since it was cold, rainy and just plain bah outside. We decided on the earliest show they had which was 1130. This way it wouldn't interfere too much with his typical nap time. We grabbed an early, quick lunch at the Wendy's in front of the theater. I also packed some snacks in my bag to keep him occupied. We got there just a few minutes before the movie started and got settled. We picked up one of those booster seats for Henry to sit in. And to sum it up, he did really well. We had our few moments of fussiness or not wanting to sit still but all in all he was good and enjoyed it. For an almost 2 year old to sit in a theater for almost 2 hours he did great with minimal stress and we were all able to enjoy the movie. Henry is at a good age and into all the decorations of Christmas as well as vehicles he would stop and point out things in the movie he recognized as well as say "ohhh" and "wow." He finished off the majority of the snacks I had brought but it kept him in his seat so it was a win win. Needless to say, we all had a good family moment and Henry was knocked out before we even made it back to the house. As for the movie itself, I recommend Arthur Christmas. It was a very cute movie that kept us all entertained as well as had a good message behind it. It was a great way to kick off this Christmas season!! :)