We live in the coolest little town that does the coolest little events for the coolest people (us!) On Friday nights in the summer, De Forest Library sponsors a kids movie in the town park shown at dusk on the side of our "little red barn."
We haven't gone yet this year due to conflicts, disinterest in the earlier movies, or plain old fatigue. However, this Friday Ratatouille was the highlighted movie and the boys really wanted to attend, so I popped popcorn and gathered coats and bug spray.
We headed to the park at about 8:45, and the movie started shortly after. The major annoyance we encountered was that there must have been six gazillion mosquitoes in the park. We all sprayed ourselves, we had long pants and shirts on, and we were getting bit like crazy! Chris actually had his head wrapped in a handkerchief, and he was still getting devoured. Through all of the swatting, we actually did watch a bit of the movie.
The bugs actually dispersed after the first 45 minutes or so, and we could just sit back and relax. At one point, I looked around the park and saw the coolest things.
I saw the couple in front of us sitting in their lawn chairs with a citronella candle burning behind them. They held hands almost the entire movie while their daughter played around them.
I saw my friend Pam, who has five adorable children (two of them are one year old twins!,) sitting with her oldest three kids. Her two daughters were cuddling with her and sitting on her lap. I realized how special that time must have been to those girls.
I saw Evan's preschool friend Calvin snuggling with his dad next to his mom and brother.
Then, I looked at us. We were all peacefully sitting there together and enjoying a movie. The kids were laughing and happy. The moment was priceless.
However, I can almost predict how each of these evenings will end as the movie lasts until after 10:30. I usually have at least one sleepy boy in my lap, but this week I had two sleepy boys, Evan and Brendan. Yes, I had 100 pounds of children on my lap. My legs were literally asleep when the movie ended.
I am sure we will see more movies on Fridays soon. There is just something so special about that time with my very cool family.
1 comment:
I heard that movie's fabulous... I'll need to get around to seeing it one of these days when Noah's old enough to appreciate it.
Sounds like you had a great evening, despite the bothersome bugs! Makes me wonder if Mount Vernon does something like that. Hmm...
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