Movie Outing with Ashley and friends

It's school holidays again! That means we get to hang out and do stuff with Joanna (Ashley's adopted sister ;-)). Today, Bec and I took the kids for a bus ride and movie outing- Ice Age 3. Ashley was a little scared when we took her to the IMAX 2 months back. Perhaps it was the music when the predator captured the prey, perhaps it was the 3D effect. Ashley needed quite abit of soothing words from daddy and mummy to sit through the entire 40 minutes screening.

I prepared myself and Ashley for this trip. I repeatedly told her that we are going to the movies to watch dinosaurs. Tex put in Ice Age 1 & Ice Age 2 to get her interested in the upcoming Ice Age 3. Ashley seems to get the idea. She was all excited when she woke up this morning. Everything went smoothly from the start. The bus was right on time, the driver was friendly and very thoughtful of the kids, the kids well behaved, even the cinema was not too dimmed or loud for the kids. I was so proud of Ashley. She was obedient and sat quietly throughout the entire movie. She finished her popcorn and was calm even when the music was a bit "scary", especially when Rudy the dinosaur came chasing after Bug and his friends. She even ate her McD lunch by herself and finished all her food.

Overall it was a very good outing for us all. If she is this consistent (I know I am dreaming to expect a toddler to be consistent all the time), there will surely be more movie treats for her in the future.