Today we took the kids to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I first took Andrew to play group while Allison and Eva had a half-day at school. Once play group was over Andrew and I headed to the theater so that we could pick up the tickets for the show. I had a couple of free passes, two from Kelloggs and one from Disney Movie Rewards and one from Showcase. I knew that they would be a hassle to do so I go there first before it was too busy. Didn’t matter, it was still busy and I held up the line. I hate doing that too people.
With our tickets purchased Andrew and I went over to Target to get Eva a Star Wars shirt. She was the only one in the family who didn’t have one. We got her a sweater with a storm trooper on it. She was very happy about it. I had my Star Wars shirt on from the Smuggler’s Bounty subscription that I have and Allison had her Star Wars shirt hidden under her clothes. Andrew was all decked pout with a Star Wars T-Shirt as well as his R2-D2 sweatshirt. We were ready and with our tickets and all we needed to do was get some snacks. I’m glad that all our tickets were free. Yikes!
We loved the movie. Eva said that she thought that she should have waited another year before she watched the movie, however. She was scared of a few parts of the movie especially lightsaber fights. That seems to be the thing that she is most afraid of. But she loved the movie and her favorite character was Finn. I thought that it was going to be Rey. I am so surprised that it wasn’t but most of her scenes seemed to scare Eva. I think in a few more years she’ll be firmly in the Rey camp. Andrew’s favorite was BB-8. Allison liked all the characters but really liked the relationship between Rey and Han. That was something I liked as well. It was a good trip to the movies. I am glad that I saw it on my own first though so that I could take the kids to the bathroom the multiple times that they had to go.
After the movie we went and had dinner at House of Fortune as part of our yearly Skype Christmas with Allison’s parents. Most years we take the food to go but this year we stayed there and then went home to do the Skype Christmas. I received a very cool pair of Chewbacca slippers from my in-laws. They fit perfectly and are so cozy. The kids had a great time opening their gifts and showing their grandparents all sorts of things.