Gnomeo & Juliet

A few weeks ago, the Eli man saw a preview for Gnomeo & Juliet.  He got all excited and told me he wanted to see the gnome movie.  I decided it was time for him to go to his first movie (other than the one he attended at one month, which doesn't count).  It FINALLY came to the movies last week, but I decided to go on Valentine's Day.  It is a classic romance, after all.  Kinda...

Anyway, for Eli's first real movie experience, I decided we needed to go all out.  So...I made shirts for the three of us (only three b/c Daddy was busy & wouldn't have gone for the matchy thing anyway):

I bought Eli a little gnome and gave it to him to take to the movie.

Of course, a photo shoot was in order.  My little snuggle bunnies wore their matching shirts.

Daddy Scott was home as we were heading out, so he took our picture at the door.

Eli was SO excited when we walked into the theater.  He said, "Oh Mommy, this is a HUGE movie!"  Then he climbed up into the seat.  We had to position him just right or the seat folded up with him in it...  Throughout the movie, I had to keep my leg across his seat to keep it held open.  The child LOVES popcorn!

Don't worry--these pictures were taken long before the movie started.  I do have great movie etiquette, if all else about me fails!  He was watching commercials here.  Even commercials are far more exciting on the big screen!

After the movie, Eli posed with the big poster.  He & the friend who came with him had a big modeling session here.  They were adorable--here and in the movie.  They chatted and chatted; they were so stinkin' cute.

Eli's first movie was a huge success!  He loved it.  And it was the most fun I've had at a movie in a long time.  It's so neat to see new things through the eyes of a child. 

Now I will unleash my inner English teacher:
I was pleasantly surprised by this version of Romeo & Juliet.  They followed the original far more closely than I thought possible in cartoon format.  I will not go into great detail to avoid giving too much away.    There were great vocabulary jokes throughout.  I loved it!  I'm not really unleashing me, but I felt something along those lines must be said.

Lingering thought of the day:  I LOVE my children...obviously.  Anyway, they never cease to amaze me.  I can take them both pretty much anywhere and expect it to go well.  They both just roll with whatever I may plan for each day.  We have to have a really, really off day to expect anything else.  This laidback, go with the flow disposition that they share makes my life so, well, easy.  They are both fabulous.  I am so, so very blessed to have them.