movie fun

Last Saturday night, we went to a drive-in movie theater about 35 minutes from our house. Jamie and I had been there once before but it was a new experience for our girls. It is the only drive-in left that is somewhat close to us so we thought the girls would have fun trying it out. We got there at about 7:30 and the place was already almost packed! We parked in the back row on the grass, where the girls were able to run around with some of the other kids. We set our chairs up in the back of our truck, facing the screen, and tuned in our portable radio to the proper station so we could hear the movie dialogue. They played three movies in a row on the big screen; the girls insisted that they could make it through them all (ha). The girls were most excited to see "Cinderella" but unfortunately that one was playing last! The first movie started after dark at about 9:00. It was the new Avengers movie, which was almost 2 1/2 hours long! Before the movie started, Violet informed me that she no longer likes princesses. She likes Star Wars, Avengers and minions (from the movie "Despicable Me"). I was a little sad about them growing out of the princess stage! The girls both made it through the first movie, but were pretty tired when it was done at 11:30 so we headed home. They were bummed out about not making it through the other two movies...maybe next time! We had a really fun time and enjoyed the classic experience.

Ready for the movie to start!