Happy Feet

Today I got to do something I've dreamed about for a long time: to take Sophie to her first movie in a theater. A friend invited us to go see Happy Feet over the holiday weekend, and we decided it would be a good time to try it out. Brandie & Josie had to do some shopping, so after a morning snack Sophie & I jumped into the Forester and headed to Hoyts Regal 12 by the Cracker Barrel on Front Street.

I picked Hoyt's over Town Square because they have stadium-seating, and because they don't have an attached shopping center. I figured Sophie would have a better view and we'd stand better odds of finding good parking. As it turned out we got to park directly in front of the theater and had our pick of seats.

The previews were starting as we walked in, so we sat and watched. And watched. And watched. And our chances of actually seeing the movie shrunk. It's hard for Sophie to sit still for 10 minutes, much less 20 minutes of previews and then a movie. To buy us some time and avoid any Voldemort nightmares we got up to get some popcorn.

The movie had started by the time we got back, and Sophie had a pretty good time. I'll avoid any spoilers, but we ended up taking four or five breaks from the auditorium before we finally left because of some intense scenes. The visuals were gorgeous though, and I look forward to seeing the rest of the movie someday. For now it's enough to hear Sophie talk about the things that made an impression on her: "it was wery, wery LOUD", "he fell down", "he's feet came out of the egg" and "Mommy Bumble went to work, Daddy stays with babies".

Woohoo, what a fun way to spend an afternoon!