Movie Time

We have been trying to get to the movies for some time now.  When I say we, I mean Stephen and I.  We have been trying to plan a movie at home too!!!  So when baseball practice was canceled yesterday due to rain (yay), Stephen's first thought was  - MOVIE.  It is a little challenging in this house due to the age difference but we can usually make it work.  We all agreed to IRON MAN 2. 

One of the main reasons I like going earlier in the day is that the movie theater is usually empty.  Which it was there was only 5 other people.   We all liked it!!!!

Dragons, gardens, and treats!

We had another free Saturday morning, which is a rarity around here.  I made some pancakes!  Unfortunately I read the bag wrong and they were buckwheat not buttermilk (OOPS).   They just needed a lot of syrup.  Thankfully I had a mix that was pumpkin, and those went over better!!!    Thank you Trader Joe's!

After breakfast Bill asked if we wanted to go out to the movies.  Big yes!!  We saw "How to Train Your Dragon"  It was good.  We all enjoyed it.  It was our first movie with Daddy since Abi has her braces and he loves to buy popcorn so I made sure she had a treat.   She didn't even eat my treat!!!  

Since we were out and it was lunch time we decided to head out to Olive Garden for lunch.  We received gift cards for Christmas!!  What a big hug help those cards are for our family of 5.  We actually had two cards and were able to leave there paying zero dollars!!!!!   It helped that Stephen did not want to come along.  He stayed at home since he was not hungry.   Can't force someone to eat.

Later on, Bill, Josh, and I went out to Target for Easter shopping.  Daddy decided to treat us to Panera!  Yummy!   What a  great day. 

Movie

Today was the first time in a while that we went out to the movie theater.   We saw Percy Jackson.  The movie theater was very empty at 4:00p.  We were 4 of 8. 

We liked the movie.  Stephen just finished reading the book and is now on book 2.  I am in the process of reading the book and plan on having Abs read it too!  

Let me out!

Monday and Tuesday was all the rearranging and reorganizing that began over the weekend. Let me just say it is still not completely done but this woman was feeling the need to get out!! The local AMC movie theater was having their dollar movie Wednesday during the summer. Normally I don't like to go to those movies as they are just so packed, crowded, and noisy. But I thought it was time to get everyone out of the apartment.

The movie was Star Wars Clone Wars. Yes my family has seen it before, but it was only 4 dollars to get us in and we also had the opportunity to meet with some friends. It was my first time seeing the movie though. I, like the rest of my family, am a Star Wars nut so I also did not mind going. The noise factor was not too bad. They opened a second theater so not too crowded. The lobby was packed but all went well once inside. The movie was dark. I had a hard time seeing what was happening on the screen.

Afterwards we had lunch here at the apartment and then headed over to a friends for some bonding time. Many hours later we left. I remembered that Bill had a doctor's appointment near where we were and we met up for dinner at our favorite burger joint - Five Guys!

From there we went to the bookstore. And yes we walked out with new books. Remember I am a bookaholic. As are the other members of my family. 3 with books because the other 2 have too many their are currently reading and still have a pile of others to read. It was hard to resist!

UP and Baseball

Stephen and I planned for the movies this afternoon.  Off to UP!   Let me just say that we were very surprised about the entire movie.   There was some sadness in the movie that was unexpected.   We all did like the movie though!

We came back to rest as we were going to the Phillies vs. Mets game at Citizens Park (where Phillies play).   We tried to leave early to get some pizza before going off to the game.  Well another mishap to Joshua yet again.   I do wish these folks would be more mindful of their surroundings.   As we were getting into the car the hatch door closed on Joshua's head.  OUCH!!   We had to doctor him up as there was blood.   I was concerned that we would need to go to the ER but he persevered.  (He still has nightmares from last year's ER/Overnight stay visit.    He did have a whopper of a headache so we did give the boy some meds!

We ate pizza at a new place called Magma Pizza.  Very delicious!   They cook it in a really super hot oven with thin crust so it cooks up really fast.   The ingredients are fresh and tasty.  I know I will visit there again.   

On the road to the game.   We are a divided family when it comes to sports.  I, yes, am a Mets fan and everyone else is not!!!   Stephen has become a Phillies fan  - all thanks to his Grandma Shea taking him to some games last year.  Abigail and Josh don't really care but felt they should be routing for the Phillies as they are the champions and we were at their park.   I would not cave.    We were meeting a group from church there!  With a mixture of loyalty mostly for Phillies though.  For us Mets fans it was not a pretty sight!   Hard to believe they entered the game only 1 game back.  They played like a losing team.   It was still fun though.  I would like to do it again.   

The ballpark

We were all the up to the top 3rd level!

There were over 45,000 people in attendance!

Some of our group. (The guy with his arms up - NOT in group).

LOL

Yes, my daughter needed a foamy thing.

Gregg and Robin!

The night was terrific as far as the weather went.

Not too hot or cold.

My very exhausted kiddos at 10:30 pm.

Family time is always a good thing.  I also like it combined with good friends.  There were enough distractions for the young ones that they really enjoyed themselves.  This was Abigail's and Joshua's first ball game.   Part of the reason they did last so long is that Robin took some of the younger kids to the playground section.  They were gone for about 2 innings.  It really helped move the game for them.  There was not much excitement as the final score was 7-2.  

Morning Movie

The local AMC movie theater is running a special for the summer and only charging $1 per person for movies.  The movies are all older family-friendly ones but it is a nice way to break up the week.  Today we say Space Chimps.  We have seen it already but felt it was a good thing to do for only $4.  The positive to it being at 10 am is that I don't need to buy any snacks.  It was terrificly cheap.  We met the Seidle's there, as usual.   They had not seen it.   I imagine that throughout the summer we will be visiting a movie here and there.