theater for 6? um not quite.

we decided to attempt the movie theater to see Horton hears a Who with all 4 children today. definitely not the wisest parenting decision we've made! the older 3 have been enjoying "theater" movies for as long as i can remember and we just thought it would be fun to all get to go, instead of one parent staying home and the other attending the show with the kids. we talked it all out. we'd go at nap time when he'd be more likely to not be full of energy. not to mention there are days we he doesn't nap and he isn't overly crabby. we'd take not one but 2 sippy cups. and of course we'd stash the diaper bag with all his favorite candies. oh, and of course there would be popcorn. we knew he might not make it all the way through and we were okay with that, we wanted to give him the exposure though and hope that a few times and he'd be hooked and we could now do family movies. he isn't one to totally zone out in front of the tv like justin and ashley were (which i confess i loved) but he will sit on my bed in the mornings and watch barney. i figured he would be mesmerized by the big screen for at least 20 minutes. honestly, i don't think he looked at that big screen for more than 3 minutes. he was constantly shuffling in his chair, turning this way and that, down on the floor and up again. wanting to sit with ashley and then wanting down. he did sit and eat some popcorn and gummy bears, but could never allow himself to zone into the movie while doing such. so, after about 45 minutes in the theater (half of which i think were previews) josh took him out and the big kids and i finished the movie together. we were bummed. i knew he wouldn't be great, i expected to leave part way through, but i did think he would watch SOME. oh well. lesson learned. i want to say "one day" like it is so important that we do this or something. it is really not such a big deal. he's 2 and i still love him :)