If You Take a Toddler to the Movies....
She's going to want some pop ohn.If you give her some pop ohn, she'll inevitably choke and need a pip of your soda.
And since you know what she does in straws, then you'll have to buy her her own drink.
Then you don't want to lose your seats, so you send your 9.5 year old with a $10 bill.
If you send big sis with money, then you'll stress she'll get ripped off at the snack counter.
And when she comes back with $1.50 and the cashier actually helped her save money, you smile knowing there are still nice people in the world.
Then, when the 2 year old's drink is done you'll need to have her blankie and baba as backup.
When you realize she's drank her weight in fluid, you'll think about changing her diaper.
When you consider the other 2 kids would be alone while you take the toddler to the potty, you'll stress that someone will call CPS on you for abandonment.
So you skip the diaper change.
Tired and sweaty look at your
If you try and relax and realize that she's really doing a great job, she'll amazingly surprise you and be a doll the ENTIRE movie.
You leave the theater praising her for being such a good girl and promise you'll be back.
And if you promise, chances are, you will be back.
*Bonus, the theater is hosting $1.50 movies all summer long!
July 11, 2008 at 3:26 AM
LOL--I'd skip the diaper change too! Great job braving the movies--good to hear it won't break the bank!
July 11, 2008 at 4:14 AM
I love it! So cute and so true! I have my students write stories in this form every year and they get a kick out of it. (They're never as cute as this, though!)
July 11, 2008 at 5:30 AM
I'm planning on braving the theater next week with mine. Sounds like a decent way to kill 90 minutes!
July 11, 2008 at 5:38 AM
You are so lucky! we did this with the boys...they were good most of the time, and I made the same promise...but I have yet to go back. i figure i can't have the same good luck twice!
July 11, 2008 at 5:58 AM
You obviously weren't seeing WALL-E. Because of you were you would have added in how horrifically boring it was!
July 11, 2008 at 6:34 AM
You are brave--skipped a few diapers changes myself! Glad it worked out.
July 11, 2008 at 6:56 AM
I love your take on If you give a mouse a cookie.
pop ohn and pip of soda. How cute is she??
July 11, 2008 at 7:05 AM
You are a brave woman! There is no chance that I would take my little people to the movies...maybe the 3 year old but not even sure about him...maybe if it was only $1.50 to get in. They can hardly sit still at home for more than 5 minutes to watch something.
Glad you and your kids had a good time!
July 11, 2008 at 7:07 AM
Perfection!
Perhaps after this afternnon's Chuck E Cheese party we are slated to attend, we'll have to do a version of "If you give your twins some tokens..."
Have a great weekend!
July 11, 2008 at 7:23 AM
oh that is so funny..
we bribed Jack with M&M's to sit still during Bee Movie..
July 11, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Oh. This makes me want to try taking my kids to the movies. Except I know what my boy, the light-bulb head, will do: yell and bounce in his seat and spill crap and drive me and everybody else nuts.
July 11, 2008 at 7:29 AM
We decided that we will do a family outing to our drive in theater tonight...Toddler included **shudder**! I hope he does as well as your little one! **fingers crossed!**
July 11, 2008 at 7:46 AM
Oh girl, I SO feel ya here. Even though I only have 2 kids! I have not braved the movies alone yet with my kids....maybe in 5 years I will? Ha.
You could always drink a few glasses of wine before ya go- it was totally change the experience....
July 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Cute post, Jen! As always, I check my email first, then your blog :-)
July 11, 2008 at 8:19 AM
I'm going to attempt to take a 6 and 4 year old to a matinee next week. By myself. I'm a little nervous:)
July 11, 2008 at 8:31 AM
I just wish it would be $1.50 in the evenings, too!
Good job, K! I hate missing out on those 10am movies. :(
July 11, 2008 at 8:46 AM
This is so cute Jen, I love these books too. I always read them to my kiddos when I was teaching. Sounds like she did great! XO, Clare
July 11, 2008 at 9:09 AM
You're very brave! I can barely handle one 4 year old by myself. And I totally agree about the drinking after them thing. I've SEEN his sippy cup and it ain't pretty. LOL
July 11, 2008 at 9:36 AM
And next time you can ask the nice mom sitting next to you to watch the two big kids while you go to the snack bar or bathroom to change the diaper. But that wouldn't make such a cute post so never mind! tee hee.
July 11, 2008 at 9:38 AM
1.50! wow. Now that is do-able.
So what did you end up seeing?
July 11, 2008 at 9:48 AM
So glad she did good! We ventured out to see the free summer movie on Wednesday, and your post summed up what we went through with 'J', add a million and one questions on our end though.
Glad you all had fun!
July 11, 2008 at 11:03 AM
I am so over taking my kids to the movies, with four kids and us, it costs way too much! Don't worry about CPS, everybody leaves there kids for a minute or two!
July 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Glad it went pretty well :-) I took the kids to see Kung Fu Panda a few weeks ago . . . not entirely successful, lol. I'm not ready to give up though, stories like yours give me hope!
July 11, 2008 at 11:41 AM
I love when they do those summer movie programs- I'll have to find one here! Don't think I'll be as lucky as you were- sounds like your little ones behaved great!
July 11, 2008 at 12:04 PM
You are so creative with your posts. Too cute using the mouse story format. I am not a huge fan of movies because it is torture with my daughter not only for me, but for the rest of the audience too. I can't wait till she gets a bit older to enjoy it.
July 11, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Oh, I know the toddler-at-the-movies all too well!
I clicked on your blog from http://5150mommy.blogspot.com and I'm also a SITS reader!
I'm enjoying your blog!
July 11, 2008 at 3:18 PM
$1.50 movies? WHAT???
We just took the girls to see WALL.E and it cost us $33... add in the $6 popcorn and $3.75 drink and it was more expensive than date-night!
I want to go to your theatre....
July 11, 2008 at 3:23 PM
This was brilliant.
If it were my kid, it would have read: "If you give him some pop ohn, he'll use it to bean the elderly man with the big head sitting directly in front of him."
July 11, 2008 at 3:57 PM
$1.50 is waaay better than our $9.25ers! Jeez.
Yay, Baby K! What a trooper.
"If You Give A Mouse..." is one of my favorite series of books. Cute idea for a post ;)
July 11, 2008 at 6:26 PM
What a good little girl K is, so what movie did you see? Shrek was it like your image??
I have not taken my little ones to the movies yet, I don't trust they will be good, they are to feral to sit that long I think. lol
July 11, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Hi! *Applause* Well done! :)
July 11, 2008 at 6:54 PM
I'm sooo glad someone else thinks about CPS being called, besides me!!! LOL Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm so flattered that you read about my crazy family.
July 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM
ooooo.....love it...you are too funny. I have not done a movie yet....on the list.:)
July 11, 2008 at 8:57 PM
I love your blog. You are one funny gal.
I haven't braved the movies with my little one yet. Although we did take him to back to school night tonight and while the teacher was making her announcements and the room was silent he blew a major fart and then proudly claimed it, pointing to his but and saying fart, fart. He wouldn't be quiet about it until he was acknowledged. Fun stuff. I think we'll hold out on the movies for awhile.
July 12, 2008 at 9:13 AM
Sounds like a successful trip. What movie did you see? I don't think we are ready to brave the movies yet. Maybe in a year or two.
July 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Lol -- sounds hilarious. I haven't been brave enough to take my little one to the movies. Makes me nervous just thinking about it!
July 12, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Lol -- sounds hilarious. I haven't been brave enough to take my little one to the movies. Makes me nervous just thinking about it!
July 13, 2008 at 5:19 AM
Oh man! I want cheap movies! I took Noah (3.5) to the library's free showing of A Bug's Life last week. He ate his weight in popcorn, drank a mini-Sprite, and complained, asking each time the scene changed if it was time to go yet. Good thing it was free because I didn't watch any of it!
July 13, 2008 at 6:59 AM
When I first started reading this, all I could think was "If You Give a Pig a Pancake"!
I'm glad you had such a great experience - not sure if you remember reading my blog a few weeks back but our trip to Kung Fu Panda was not quite as successful and we will not be returning to the theater (unless it's date night!) for some time!
July 16, 2008 at 1:52 PM
LOVE this....so creative. we love those books! :)
oh I have been MIA my computer is ill. sigh.....
I did read your other posts though. keep the music. It is your thang.....and you have good taste. :)