Movies

I usually don't get the privilege of seeing a movie in a theater much anymore. However, this summer has proven to be on the contrary. Distraction seemed to be the one of the best ways of helping Caleigh cope during her surgery recovery period, so I planned to take her to see Cars 2 on day 7 since it was supposed to be the beginning of the most painful time for her. We were told to keep her away from crowds for at least 2 weeks so we went to an early morning movie where we were joined by just a few others in the largest theater there. I found to it to be quite a cute movie but was distracted by the three bathroom visits and the 50lb three year old in my lap that had reverted back to a baby due to being in some pain. Overall, I think I have to say that I liked Cars better than I liked Cars 2. Once I see it again, I may change my mind. Following the few "hellish" days that followed that trip to the theater, I needed a mental and physical break from my darling daughter. While my mom entertained Caleigh, Chad and I went to see a movie together. Just the two of us! Of course this movie was a sort of "have to see at the theater" movie for us. We had seen the previous two movies in the theater so we "had to" see this one there as well. Transformers 3 was awesome! In my opinion the best of the three so far. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell from the ending if there were plans for another movie or not. The previous two had left me hanging and waiting for more. This one, however, did not. And yes, I know that this movie is typically seen as a guy movie but I was mesmerized by the Transformers as a kid. I watched their cartoons and played with their action figures as much as I watched Strawberry Shortcake and played with her dolls. I thought that after seeing this movie I would be on movie hiatus again indefinitely. But, yesterday, my sister, Missy, wanted to take Caleigh to see Mr. Popper's Penguins. Caleigh wanted me to come along so I got to see another summer movie. This movie was cute and seemed typical Jim Carrey. Caleigh laughed and clapped and cheered the penguins on. This was the first movie that wasn't animated that Caleigh actually sat through and paid attention to. I was proud of her. She did have her few restless moments, but I believe that is to be expected from any three year old. The hardest part was telling her "No" to the persistent requests for popcorn! Her throat was just not ready for that roughness in my opinion. Didn't want any scratching going on since she has been doing so well. I think that will be it for us and the movie theater for a while. I did see some great previews for movies coming out this winter. Most of them around Christmas time. That is not typically a time when I desire to head to the theaters but I may just have to make an exception! (We never paid full price to see any of the above mentioned movies. We saw the first two before 12:00 so we paid a discounted rate and the third was a Sunday matinee!)