Movies

With the kids getting a little older, Mike and I have felt a lot better about leaving them with a sitter. We love our kids, but it has been really nice having dates again. The kids actually like having sitters come to play with them, which makes leaving much easier too. The last time Mike and I have been to a movie was about a year and a half ago with some friends, and before that was when I was pregnant with Liam!! Friday night we went to Koi, a local Japanese restaurant, and then to a movie at Thanksgiving Point. We were quite impressed with the addition to their theater, and were also pleased with how nice and clean it was. So on Sunday, we decided to take the kids to their first ever movie! We decided on 'Brave', since it has been out for a couple months, and add that with a Sunday matinee in Utah County, we practically had the whole place to ourselves. We actually did up until it started, a family of 3 came in. We were glad it was mostly empty because we were not sure how well they would do. Liam was super good, and Rowan was really good too considering she is only 2-1/2. She did talk and move around a bit, but didn't try running away, which was nice....that is what I imagine Liam doing at her age, and that is why we waited so long to take them. But, now that we have gone, we plan to take them to future Sunday matinees! It was a great family date!

(You can see how empty it is!  Rowan is on my lap, and Liam is next to us on the left.)