First Movie Theater Experience

Since Evan has been so fascinated with watching the Toy Story 1 and 2 movies on DVD over the last couple of weeks, Tom and I decided to try braving Toy Story 3 with him at an actual movie theater. We weren't exactly sure what to expect, and he seemed very excited when we were standing in line to get the tickets. Once we got in the theater, however, he wasn't too keen on sitting still. He also didn't get the concept of being quiet, and kept shouting "Oh No!" really loudly. At one point, he threw a little fit and Tom took him out in the hall, where he ran the full length of the theater building and back. When they came back in, he was content to sit in my lap for a little while but then soon got loud, squirmy and fussy again. I started to take him out in the hallway, but as soon as we got into the little corridor that leads to the exit door, he turned and became transfixed by the film again. So we just ended up standing there for about 10 minutes until we got close to the end and then went back to our seats. I guess overall it was a fairly successful (though a bit exhausting) family outing, and at least Tom and I sort of had a movie date together. The popcorn was really good, too! However, I think we'll probably stick to DVD's from now on for awhile.