Lucas and the Silver Screen

Last weekend we took the kids to see the newest Disney movie, Frozen. It was Lucas' first time watching a movie in the theater, 2 years earlier than Cruz's first time! Although he has been able to sit through a movie at home, we still weren't 100% sure that he'd manage to sit through one at the theater, or if he'd freak out at the darkness and loud volume. Turns out we had no need to worry, Lucas did great! As long as he was plied with movie theater treats, he was a happy little clam. My little guy is developing and growing up so fast, I can't keep up. 

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Strawberry milkshake? Yes please

Veggie chips while waiting for popcorn!

My big boys

Movies At The Park

Another Villanueva Family first: movie night at the park. To Cruz's delight, the Disney movie Brave was being shown at our community park and he was so excited to watch a movie outdoors! So on Friday night, I packed up some blankets, a mat and some rice krispy treats and bundled up the kids. My sister and family met us there, so Cruz and Jessie settled in to kid-size camping chairs and munched on free popcorn. 

Despite being on the chilly side, it was still a really fun family activity and another great memory for the books.

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Lucas gets cozy with Ninong

Our first time at movie-at-the-park too!

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Silver Screen

Since I'm off from work for a couple of weeks for the holidays, I decided to spend some quality one-on-one time with Cruz and took him to see his very first movie at the theater. Being the cautious child that he is, I had waited until I was sure that he would not only sit through an entire movie but also enjoy it. And to further err on the side of caution, the movie we watched was Monsters, Inc. which he has seen numerous times on DVD already. I figured we'd at least have familiarity on our side. So the day after Christmas, we headed over to our local movie house, along with Cruz's buddies Doren and Sam. As we waited in line for tickets, he hugged me excitedly and said "thank you for bringing me to the movies Mommy!" Such a sweetheart.

Here he is after getting his ticket checked at the entrance.

Although he has never been to the theater before, he somehow knew that an essential component was popcorn (he is his father's son), and reminded me repeatedly about this on our way to the theater. I bought him the smallest size, but when placed on his lap it looked so much bigger!

Lots of popcorn!

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The previews were a little scary in some parts apparently

Engrossed in the movie

Cruz and his friends had a great time and he loved the whole experience. He already told me about the next movie he wants to see. I was reminded again at how quickly my little boy is growing up - by leaps and bounds!

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