Elmo Makes Music

Ridley and I had tickets to Elmo Makes Music in Grand Prairie.  It was a fun date with my little lady, but I was a little nervous.  Ridley is scared to death of mascots or anyone dressed up in some sort of full coverage costume.  She made a scene at a Chuck E Cheese birthday not long ago, and I promised myself I would get her over it.  

Today, I learned that cotton candy and a little dancing can change the fear.  We danced and sang along to the show, and when the characters came out to the audience, Ridley was thrilled!  One of them came up and talked to her, and she didn't freak out.  I am so proud of my big girl!

Lunch Date

I had some errands in Southlake Town Square, so Ridley and I stopped off at the library for some new books and DVDs.  When we were walking back to the truck, Ridley said "I need some Mi Cocina, mommy."  She didn't have to twist my arm.  I needed some, too!  I love lunching with my little lady!

Date Day

It was a gloomy day with a sky full of rain clouds, but we still thought we would venture to Dallas for a little football.  Lizee stayed home to play with the boys, while Emily, Jeffery, John Chris, and myself headed out for a little bit of fun.  We knew we were going to get wet, so we stopped in to purchase ponchos.  Even though it poured, we had a great time laughing, visiting, and watching football.  LaTech lost to Army, but it was fun to have a day with grown ups. 

Music festival

Since the boys were out of town having fun, John Chris and I planned a few fun activities for us.  It was really weird without our boys, but we kept busy with date night dinners, a movie, and event a music festival in Dallas.  We loved Matt & Kim!



 

 

Rainforest Cafe

It's date night with my little boys!  I took the boys to Rainforest Café for a special night of fun, while Daddy went to a basketball game. They were completely amazed before we even went in the restaurant.  They loved the huge fish in the aquarium, but they loved all the junk even more.  I have never had so many requests for shirts, hats, toys, cups, and the list goes on and on.  The boys were total RC paraphernalia junkies.  They could have easily spent $300.

 

 

Ryland wasn't afraid of the big mechanical alligator, but Reed wasn't interested at all.  While Ryland tried to toss coins in the gator's mouth, Reed chunked coins from about 10 feet away.

Ryland and I were excited to see our awesome table by the elephants.  Reed wasn't thrilled.  He was scared, and he refused to get out of my lap or release the death grip around me.  It took about 15 minutes and a blinking cup of lemonade to finally get him in his own chair.

The boys enjoyed their dino chicken nuggets and fries, but they were more excited about the swords the balloon artist made for them.  The perfect end - a sword fight table side that quickly escalated to the two surrounding tables.  The un-expecting victims thought it was hilarious when they were stabbed.  I was ready to pay and exit before it got ugly. 

We had a fantastic time, and we will visit again soon.  The boys loved Rainforest Café!

 

 

Movie date

Since we have summer movie tickets at Harkins, I thought a movie would be fun for just Ryland and myself.  The previous week didn't go so well for us three, but I wanted to try again. The movie was Horton Hears a Who, and I thought the meaning would be great for Ryland as well.  I lined up Reed with a sitter, and Ryland and I headed to our "date".  I was ready with a purse full of treats - popcorn, capri sun, etc. 

I enjoyed watching the movie, but I constantly had to tell Ryland to sit down or stop climbing on the rail.  By the end of the movie, I was on my hands and knees searching for my R locket off my charm bracelet that Ryland removed.  With tears in my eyes and everyone exiting the theater, I really thought I was going to just burst.  I was able to find one locket, but the other was not to be found.  :(