Do We Dare?

So we’re thinking about taking Landon to go see Toy Story 3 in the movie theater this weekend….the big question is…do we dare? On one hand, Landon loves all the Pixar movies (except for Finding Nemo which he hasn’t wanted to watch yet….much to our displeasure) and he can sit and watch an entire movie from start to finish (even though most of the time he gets up every so often and plays before coming back).on the other hand, he’s only a little over 2 years old and that’s an awful lot of money to pay for tickets if we find out 5 minutes into the show that he’s not interested in sitting still to watch the movie…As of now, we’re leaning towards taking him to a Saturday afternoon showing, but I think we’ll just play it by ear as it is opening weekend so the place is bound to be jam-packed all day. If we do elect to go, I’m sure we’ll have every snack item known to man stowed away as a precaution…

Other than that, the Burgess crew is hanging in there. The heat is starting to ramp up and we’ve been hitting the 90’s with consistency as of late. We’re getting excited for Landon’s first camping trip next weekend, when we’ll head up to a campsite a couple hours away with my Mom’s family. It should be fun, but we’re planning to bring plenty of wipes and clean clothes for the kid, as we can just imagine how dirty he’ll get himself. We’re also going to bring the dogs with us, so it’s going to be all kinds of crazy out there!

Michaela had an eventful night earlier this week when it was her turn to bathe Landon. Apparently at one point she had to step out of the bathroom to do something quickly and when she popped back into the bathroom there was a little something left on the tile floor. For sake of this discussion, let’s just call it a “flower”. Michaela walked into the bathroom and saw it and said “Landon, what is this? You just sat on the potty, how come you flowered on the floor?”….to which Landon replied “No Mommy! Doggy flower! Not Landon Flower!”…well, it was plain obvious that it was definitely Landon that “flowered” in the bathroom, as our dogs don’t do that EVER. So Michaela explained to him the importance of going in the potty and NOT on the floor….and she had to point out that it’s not good to lie…especially not to rat out your brothers…

Also, we’re not sure if it’s the heat or what, but Landon’s appetite has changed over the past few weeks and he has been much more of a picky eater than normal. He used to love to eat chicken, and now will barely touch it…along with a variety of other foods that he used to eat without issue. We’re hoping that it’s just the heat or some kind of a phase and that his taste buds haven’t done a complete 180. We really work with him to understand that he’s going to eat whatever we eat, but it is frustrating as a parent to see your child say that he’s finished eating without him really consuming anything.

This weekend should be fun, as I’m going to get in some golf with my Dad and Grandfather for Father’s Day, and then we’re going to have a little post-birthday BBQ for my sister who turns 25 on Friday…not to mention the fact that I’m going to get to watch the US Open played on my all-time favorite course…Pebble Beach. And did I mention the 10-12 mile run that Michaela and I have planned for Saturday morning?

I think I mentioned before that Michaela and I recently signed up to run our first full marathon in Las Vegas this December. Well, the list of family and friends that are planning to come and run along with us or just come to support us is growing at an amazing rate. I think that there are something like 20+ people that are planning to head out for the big run, so it should be a total blast and we can’t wait….just have to get our bodies used to pounding the pavement for 26 miles….ouch!

I think I’ll leave it at that….wish us luck in case we try out that movie…hope you have a great weekend!