Double Dip......

One of my favorite ways to pass a rainy, cold, dreary day is to park it at the movie theatre ALL day. That is right Chris and I have been known to double and triple dip on occasions in our “pre-kid” days. Those days came to a screeching halt on October 16, 2003. But things are starting to come full circle as our kids are getting older and this past weekend we were able to get back and enjoy a “double dip”. It happened in a bit of a different fashion – it wasn’t like we went to the movies and then just slid into the next theatre to zone out the rest of the snow/sleet/hail. We were able to take the kids to the movies in the morning and then took an 8 hour recess that included lunch, naps, reading books, watching Laurie Berkner, shopping for X-mas gifts, making dinner, but then finally got to go back to the theatre for the grown up “double dip”. So yes we did get in two movies in one day a bit of a different process to it all, but none the less we did it!

Brady still has some movie etiquette to learn. He ended up being “that guy” you know the one talking and explaining the entire movie as it is happening……you know that guy that you try to turn around and give an annoying look, but he just continues to jabber on explaining to his presumably incoherent partner in crime. I know we have all experienced “that guy” Well Brady, who is normally so quiet and reserved proceeded to add commentary to the first 10 minutes of the movie, in a deafening tone (well it at least seems like it is). I am not sure what it was this is only his second big screen feature film and things were just larger than life so the excitement took over something like this……
“BIG LION”
“GIRAFFE TALL”
“MOMMY MONKEY”
“DADDY MONKEY”
“ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR Guins” (penguins)
“RUN FAST”
And so on……
Not too hard to guess at what we saw – but it took a good 10 minutes to have the idea sink in that these larger than life animals would be there for the next hour and a half and then he simmered down (thank goodness)

Brooke is a little more content to just sit bright eyed and inhale popcorn for the entire film – I caught her doing the “walk like an Egyptian” dance in her seat while mouthing “I like to move it, move it” Which later we changed to “I liked the movie…movie….” “I liked the movie…movie”
Hopefully there will be more double dips in our future….