When he was up and moving around he asked if I wanted to go out to dinner. I was indifferent but he wanted to go somewhere decent so we decided to call Kabuto and see if they were packed or if we could get in. I was shocked that woth GHOE and furniture market and BBQ festival that there was anywhere to eat in NC! They got us a 7 o'clock and I set about getting little people ready.
As I was curling my hair I had a crazy idea. Both Lila and Jay had late afternoon naps and Hayden begged all day to do something fun. What if we took them to a movie after dinner? Lila has never been to one in the theater and Hayden hasn't seen one in ages. Why not?
We arrived at the restaurant and were literally seated immediately. Never happened. I took it as a good sign. I took Lila to the bathroom on what would be no less than eleven trips during dinner. Two year olds are tricky. We ordered and waited for the show.
It didn't occur to me how scary the big fire might be to Lila. Hayden loved it at her age. Lila did NOT love it. She cried. And cried. She finally got it under control and we were all able to move on.
She loved the steak and chicken and rice so I guess it made up for the earlier terror. They accidentally brought out birthday ice cream where there was no birthday so my kids were the lucky recipients of a sweet treat!
We left dinner and headed to the movie which was close by and I tried to prepare Lila for sitting for 90 minutes with the promise of goodies and fun. For four of us with large popcorn and drinks it was about $30. If we're being honest, that's pretty cheap for a family outing!
We went to see The Book of Life and it was pretty good. It kept Lila's attention for the most part and had good music and great animation. It was different than the Disney movies we usually watch but we all liked it. Lila really liked the pig, the popcorn and dancing in her seat. Towards the end she got a little restless and bounced between me, Jay and her seat but otherwise did pretty well. I'm ready for another go at dinner and a movie!
