Meet the Robinsons

We decided a while ago that Brady was probably ready to see his first movie in a theater, since he sits raptly while watching his favorite shows. Finally one arrived in theaters that looked promising- "Meet the Robinsons". We packed some snacks for Brady and went to the theater with Anna's family.

Brady did great! He loves Anna's kids, but whenever we get together it takes him a long time to actually interact with them- he mostly just likes to watch them run around. So he sat in his booster seat and looked around me at Nathan, who he calls "Sasa", and beamed. He got to eat raisins and a few Reese's PB cups, because we thought he should get to have as much of the movie experience as possible. He wasn't supposed to eat any popcorn, because all the parenting experts say it's a choking incident waiting to happen, but when I wasn't looking he snuck a few pieces out of Nathan's nearby cup and gobbled them. No harm done.

I don't know what he thought was going to happen in this dark room full of people, but when the screen lit up he was entranced. JW and I kept checking on him, but he just sat there with big eyes and took it all in. Every once in a while he'd say something, like "daydee" if a baby showed up on screen, but for the most part there was no interaction. Well, except to ask for more chocolate.

When the movie was over, it was definitely time to go. Brady was restless and was rubbing his eyes like crazy since it was almost bedtime. He said "Bye, show" to the screen and signed "Thank you", which I thought was really sweet. We'll definitely take him to another movie- he was so well-behaved and seemed to enjoy himself.