Leading up to his arrival, we tried to do some extra special things with Caroline. We had talked about taking a small vacation to the beach, but in the end, we didn't want to spend that money with a new baby coming. We decided the better option was to do some fun things around town. Anyone who really knows Aaron knows that he is a movie guy. He loves movies. He could pretty much watch just about any movie just because it's a movie. So, we talked it over and decided that it might be a good time to take Caroline to her first movie. Like her daddy and her great-uncle Brent, she loves Buzz Lightyear. So, perfect! Toy Story 3 it was. We waited until it had been out for a while to avoid the crowds. We picked a happy Saturday (the day I turned 37 weeks pregnant) and headed to the theater.
When we arrived, Caroline was really excited to see the huge poster of Woody and Buzz in the lobby. When he bought our tickets, Aaron mentioned that this was Caroline's first ever movie at the theater, and the manager brought her out this straw to commemorate the occasion.
We went all out for this event. We ordered a kids pack that came with some candy, popcorn, and a drink, which came in a small plastic cup with Toy Story characters on it that we brought home and washed. I drank her drink because we also got her her very own green slushy. She loved that. This was also her first time having popcorn. She loved that too.
She did great during the movie too. She really enjoyed it. The first time Buzz came on the screen she gasped and said with pure joy in her voice, "It's Buzz!" I loved seeing her eyes light up and seeing how fascinated she was with the huge screen. I told Aaron we could have just brought her in and let her watch the ads before the movie and she would have been happy. It was a fun day.
