"I'll eat you up, I love you so"

Where the Wild Things Are

This weekend, Will and I were lucky enough to get a date night (thank you Wendy, Eric and of course, Aidan and Alexei for watching Colin). It has been a while since we went to a movie, so we thought we would try one. Will is not big on going to see movies in the theatre, unless the movies have a lot of visual effects. So, it is not too often that we go to see a chick flick or anything like that unless I put on my pouty face :) Actually, I do think it is a good idea to be pickier with going to the movies, it can add up and most of the time I would rather enjoy a nice dinner and then rent the movie later and enjoy it in the comfort of our own home. Plus, I have my movie buddy to go see chick flicks with and she likes them! This time I convinced him to go see Where the Wild Things Are. I am not sure why I wanted to see it so much, but I thought it looked really good...and I actually really enjoyed it. Will liked it but he did not love it. I thought that the movie was more geared towards adults looking back on their childhood rather then children enjoying their childhood. This poor kid next to us actually got scared at one point and started crying. I do recommend the movie though, especially if you like the book. The actor who played Max, the main character, did really well and I thought the movie had some interesting themes and a interesting look into a child's psyche...but that could be the psychology major in me that tries to find that in anything I read and watch!

The next day, we ran some errands, watched football and then went to babysit our nephews, Aidan and Alexei. Colin just loves hanging out with his cousins. They are both six, so quite a bit older than Colin, but they seem to enjoy helping us "take care" of him. Both boys are great with Colin and are showing him how to play with some of their "big boy" toys. As Aidan likes to say "When I was a kid I liked to play with...(insert toy being discussed at the moment)", then he shows Colin the right way to play with said toy. So cute! Colin tries to mimic what they do! The boys love to wrestle with Uncle Billy (aka Will), so Colin tries to also. Mostly, he just walks up to Will and then laughs. Adorable.

Colin is starting to show some of the typical two's behavior that every parents dread. He is so happy most of the time that it caught us off guard. He does not do the behavior a lot and it is not out of control, but we do not like it. So, we may have to buy us a "time out" chair!

...but in all a great weekend with the family.