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Berry Boys See "Horton Hears a Who"
Apr. 1st, 2008 08:56 pmI took time away from work today so I could take both boys to see Horton Hears a Who at Rave today. It was Nigel's first trip to a movie theater. Calvin saw Curious George a couple of years ago at the Hollywood 18. He caught about 45 minutes of it. Then there was the 5-8 minutes of Mr. Bean's Holiday, where we arrived late and took the last pair of seats - in the very front left corner.
JD and I caught the movie opening weekend and really thought it was as close to perfect for the boys. For the past week, we've been reading the story to them and watching the trailer online. With Calvin, we gave him some heads-up on jokes (and their references) to lessen the "why was that funny? what did he say?" questions during the showing.
Today went exceptionally well. We got there early and the lady in the box office was certain that Nigel was only 2 years old, so he got in free. Calvin picked out our seats. Nigel was mesmerized by the huge screen and just followed our lead. Calvin took us near the top and insisted on having the aisle seat in the center section. We shared the <400 person auditorium w/ three other groups of families w/ toddlers to tweens, so I was very pleased to lose all concern about the boys being loud.
Although the boys covered their ears to survive the movie previews, they were able to enjoy the movie without hiding. Calvin would verbally note parts of the movie he recognized from the trailer. Nigel had either 2 or 3 false alarms before he actually peed when I took him to the bathroom during the movie. Calvin was glued in his seat for the whole feature.
We left the theater triumphant and thrilled with the experience.
JD and I caught the movie opening weekend and really thought it was as close to perfect for the boys. For the past week, we've been reading the story to them and watching the trailer online. With Calvin, we gave him some heads-up on jokes (and their references) to lessen the "why was that funny? what did he say?" questions during the showing.
Today went exceptionally well. We got there early and the lady in the box office was certain that Nigel was only 2 years old, so he got in free. Calvin picked out our seats. Nigel was mesmerized by the huge screen and just followed our lead. Calvin took us near the top and insisted on having the aisle seat in the center section. We shared the <400 person auditorium w/ three other groups of families w/ toddlers to tweens, so I was very pleased to lose all concern about the boys being loud.
Although the boys covered their ears to survive the movie previews, they were able to enjoy the movie without hiding. Calvin would verbally note parts of the movie he recognized from the trailer. Nigel had either 2 or 3 false alarms before he actually peed when I took him to the bathroom during the movie. Calvin was glued in his seat for the whole feature.
We left the theater triumphant and thrilled with the experience.
