To Infinity and Beyond!

I love Saturdays that are filled with fun (as opposed to those Saturdays filled with cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping), and yesterday was definitley one of those fun ones! 
My son has always been a huge fan of Toy Story, to the point that we have a whole shelf filled with action figures of all the characters we can find.  His favorite, however, is Buzz Lightyear.  We have Buzz toys, pillows, towels, and even a Buzz costume.  Yes, this costume has seen us through many dress-up adventures, despite that fact that it is about 3 sizes too small and gives him the best wedgie I've ever seen.
So of course, when a television commercial announced that there would be a Toy Story Double Feature in 3D, we knew we'd be there. 

So here we are at the theater, waiting in the longest line I've ever seen for a movie (ok, well maybe Twilight had a lot more teeny-boppers, but I wasn't there.).  We have our 3D glasses and our snacks from "outside" that we're ready to sneak in (don't tell me you've never done this!) and we're set for 4 hours of Pixar bliss.  You see, we had to make a stop at Costco before the movie and in case you've never tried it, Costco has these delicious chicken bakes.  The issue, is that they're about 12 inches long and don't easily fit into a purse...especially 3 of them.  Luckily, a soccer mom is always prepared.  I have a nice, big canvas bag in the trunk that holds some blankets for soccer games and practices.  Who will notice a small woman carrying a duffle bag into a theater?  And as for the sodas that were still mostly full?  My boyfriend's windbreaker pockets did the trick!

Now, you'd think that most parents would know the limits of their children and would not take them to a double feature film unless they're confident their attention span can last that long....well, we must have been in a movie theater full of parents who have never tested their childrens' movie watching capabilities. 
We have a little blonde haired boy to the right of us who is crying "You hurt my ear mom.Wahhhhh! Now you hurt my arm. Waahhhhhh! Now you pulled my hair!"  I'm pretty sure the mother was doing none of these things.
Then the child to the left of us starts crying when he has to put his 3D glasses on and the logo jumps out at him.  Wow, this is going to be a long movie. 
And then we have the cute little girl in front of us who is loudly quoting the memorable lines in the movie.  I'm pretty sure that's only endearing the first time around.
So all I can do is remind myself that my son will have a blast regardless of the crying, screaming and quoting kids and this will make for an interesting story to tell later. 

So...to infinity and beyond!