Movie Theatrics

This morning when Leif got up I asked him to go on a date with me to see Cars 2, to which he replied "Let's go NOW!" (that was 7am) Today is opening day, and I pre-purchased tickets online for the matinee showing. Leif was so excited about it- we had to go to Target to pick some things up and he announced to the woman at checkout (he NEVER talks to anyone in stores- he gets too shy and clams up) that he was "going on a date today, to see a movie with lots of cars in it: Guy (his name for Lightning McQueen), and Mater." I interpreted for her that we were going to see Cars 2.

Arriving at the theater

For a 3 year old, Leif has a great attention span for books and movies, but this was his first theater experience so I wasn't sure what to expect. I did tell him that it was going to get really dark in there once the movie started, at which point he was announcing loudly to the people next to us, "This is really good popcorn!", so then we talked about trying to be quiet in the theater. He did the quiet thing pretty well until the lights went down and he declared, "It's REALLY dark in here...ooo, what are those?" (pointing at the lights on the floor that lead to the exits.) Overall, he did really well, having to be coaxed back into his seat only about 3 times, and needing to hold my hand only for a short time when we thought the bad guys might kill Lightning McQueen. And, my favorite part of the date was when we arrived home and he asked me what my favorite part of our date was, a cute habit he's picked up from Charles. He's the sweetest little guy, and I'm so glad he's mine.

Introduction

I have a 3 year old. And a 1 year old. Since I have donated my brains to my children, I have decided instead of blogging my thoughts, I should record their thoughts, which are wonderful and twisted and entertaining. Here is a sample conversation with Leif (3) from our time on the swingset this morning:

Me: I don’t like mosquitoes
Leif: Well, I LOVE mosquitoes
Me: You do?
Leif: Yes, cause Jesus loves mosquitoes
Me: Yes, I guess he does
Leif: He loves them cause he kills them.
Me: I don’t follow your logic
Leif: Well, I follow my logic
Me: That’s good.
Leif: Cause Jesus kills them, and I kill them.
Me: Oh, I see. You love them and kill them because Jesus loves them and kills them
Leif: Right!
Me: I like your logic.

few moments later....
Me: I’m trying to decide if we should go to church today, because if we are, we should go in and get ready soon.
Leif: I don’t follow your.....problem. But, I like your problem.