The Dark Knight Rises, YEAH!!!

Part 1: The Dark Knight Rises Was an Awesome Movie!!!!!

Was it ever! I have to say, I haven’t been as pumped after a movie in recent memory. Paul, Stevie, and I were basically giggling all way out the theatre. I’ve always said the Lord of the Rings movies were my favorites, but this movie is a serious contender for the top!

Here we are before the movie. You can see the wild anticipation in our eyes. We were also sitting in IMAX theatre seats that tilted backwards when you least expected it, so that might account for some of the alarm/excitement on our faces. 

I wisely decided not to take any pictures of the movie itself (though I was sorely tempted), but without any spoilers, here is a list of the things we found awesome:

• Batman’s motorcycle
• Occasionally awesome cheesy lines
• The bass almost crushing our chests 
• Batman

There really are many more things, but to mention them would ruin the surprise.

Driving home, thinking about... Batman. Occasionally pretending my van was the Batmobile.

Stevie – still pumped!

Part 2: Ways to Occupy Two Restless Kids

Chrissy was working today, and so I took up the mantle of “House Man” once again. My plan was ultimately to exhaust the kids with a mini park tour early in the day, thus being able to maintain the upper hand as the day progressed. 

Katie came home last night! She spent some quality time reading to the kids before the day began.

Next, Jesse and I created the best train track ever. He was quite proud of his creation!

Meanwhile, I used a strategically placed turtle toy to occupy Janna while I sunscreened them both for the park.

 I’ve noticed that “sunscreening” has become an oft-used verb in our house. It’s a horrible process of greasing up kids with a slimy substance they hate, usually resulting in tears and anger, occasionally from the kids. Do all parents fear the sunscreening process as much as I do? Is anyone actually good at sunscreening their children? If there’s a proper technique for this, I’d love to hear about it.

Anyways....

Jesse and Janna on the way to park #1. They have become increasingly conversational in the wagon. Actually, conversational isn’t the right word. Jesse lectures Janna on a given topic for several minutes, until Janna emits a spontaneous scream, earning her a harsh rebuke from Jesse as he attempts to instruct her in the proper etiquette of wagon riding... repeat!

Janna insisted on trying the “big girl swing” at the park. 

Unfortunately, due to a washroom emergency, we were forced to return (very quickly) to our house.

Later, in a desperate attempt to occupy the children, we used a towel to dress up. This became Jesse’s “ghost” costume, and here he is giving us his best “ghost” face!! Thankfully, Momma had returned from work and suggested a few more substantial activities for us.

That’s it for today!

Until next time...