Turtle....Sad

This phrase has been on repeat from Addison for the past 4 or so days. I'm actually quite impressed she has retained it for so long....let me explain...

This past Saturday we headed off to another "first" for Addison. After spending the morning hanging out and waiting on Dad to finish his golf tournament we decided to head to our first (w/Addison that is) real movie theater experience that afternoon!

We've spent the last few months wondering if she had hit that magical age wherein she could be interested/hold still for a full movie. We figured we'd hit up the matinee so we'd feel less bad about wasted $$ if she couldn't last. So what was the "Movie du jour" you ask? Kung Fu Panda 2. We aren't die hard fans by any means but since it was the only kiddie movie found among two different theaters - we decided to go for it.

Holding her movie tickets in the lobby.

She was excited from the word go and practically ran all the way to the ticket box. Once she noticed all the bright lights in the entrance she just said "Wow!" over and over again. It's so fun to see what little things kids love and notice. Of course, once she realized popcorn was involved, her excitement reached an all time high. I couldn't tell if she was loving the movie or the popcorn she got to eat while watching the movie!

Yes, I was one of those annoying people who busted out their camera during the previews.

Right off the bat I realized we had to have a quick review of what an "inside voice" was when she kept shouting everything out during the previews...."Mommy....Slide!!" "Mommy....Turtle!" It was hilarious and thankfully other kids were struggling with the same concept.

Surprisingly she sat through the full 1 1/2 hours quite content and happy. And whodathunk she actually grasped what was going on in the movie?! Well technically she didn't get the plot....but she kept thinking Po's Dad was a turtle (he's a goose) and after the movie she kept telling me "Mommy.....Turtle sad" included with her cute little sad face and hand over her mouth. And yes, she was correct, there was about a 30 second clip wherein "turtle" was sad. So observant she is! And my heck, the memory she has at 2? She still keeps telling me at random times....during church, during our day's routine, at bath time......"Turtle sad." I guess this means we are no longer on a movie theater sabbatical!