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Dinner and a Movie with Mommy

by Robbie

as dictated to Mommy

Tonight Daddy had to work, so Mommy and I decided to go on a date. Mommy picked me up from my school (daycare) and we got to drive all the way back to her work because she had forgotten the check for my tuition on the desk in her classroom. I like mommy's work. She has a giant smile face on her wall that I like to take off and carry around. Sometimes she lets me run in the hallways and climb all the staircases. Sometimes we watch sports and music and all kinds of fun stuff. Sometimes she lets me draw on her dry erase board. Today was not one of those days... we had to hurry back to my school to drop off the check so it wouldn't be late.

When we finally got home, Mommy changed her clothes while I played with my favorite cars... Lightning McQueen, Chick Hicks, and "The King." Mommy said I could play for a few minutes and then we were going to dinner and a movie! I played for a little bit and Mommy sat real quiet with her eyes closed. Sometimes she gets real tired, but I don't know why. I was trying real hard to fit my cars into this little slot in her dresser, when Mommy said it was time to go.

Mommy said we were going to McDonald's and that I could get a happy meal. I told her that I wanted chicken nuggets and apple dippers. We went inside and she ordered her food. I was real good and held her hand. She let me sit in the booth beside her and we watched the cars in the drive through while we ate. Now after we got our food, I decided that I didn't want my chicken nuggets and that what I really wanted was Mommy's quarter pounder with cheese. I maybe started to cry a little, so she traded me. I have such a good self-sacrificing mommy. I'm sure I will remember the kindnesses well into my teen years... anyways.... after our dinner I got to play with my happy meal toy. It was a bird on a skateboard and when you pushed the wing it played REALLY LOUD exciting music. I pressed it several times to make sure it was working but Mommy asked me if I would stop. Can you believe that? Maybe she doesn't like music?

Soon we got back in the car and drove to our church for "family movie night." We spread our our blanket on the floor in front of the projection screen. I got my very own bag of popcorn and juice box. We watched Veggie Tales "Twas the Night Before Easter" and learned that when we think of Easter we should remember God's love. The French Peas dancing the "Hop-erana" were pretty great too. I really really liked the giant mechanical rabbit, too.

At the end of the movie, I was getting really sleepy. Mommy called me a crab-apple, but I was trying so hard to be good! They passed out an Easter Egg to every kid in the room and asked us to open ours. Every person around me got a Hershey Kiss in their egg, but my egg was EMPTY! I maybe started to cry a little and Mommy kissed me and told me not to worry, that she would get me some candy. Then the lady in charged asked, "did any one get an empty egg?" Mommy told me to raise my hand and wouldn't you know, the lady said that I won a SPECIAL PRIZE!!! I got so excited I ran to the front of the room and got my prize. When I turned around, I couldn't remember where my Mommy and I were sitting, and I maybe started to get a little upset. Good thing there were some nice people who helped me see my Mommy who was waving her arms and calling to me! I looked in my bag and I had won a Veggie Tales DVD! Wow!

On the way out the door, a girl in bunny ears gave me a sticker, a Jr. Asparagus silly band, and a Veggie Tales poster. Mommy and I had a real good night and I hope we go again. Mommy kept muttering about being in bed an hour past my bedtime, but I didn't mind. She told me that I did a real good job tonight and that she was proud of me! I'll have to ask her where she put my noisy bird toy, though... I haven't seen it since we left McDonald's... hmmm....

Current Little Dude Stats

Robbie 4-8-2011

* weighs about 30 pounds and seems to get taller every day

* wears a 2T outfit (sometimes 3T) and a size 8W shoe

*is sleeping in a "big boy bed" -- goodbye crib!

*is wearing pullups... and sometimes underpants...

*favorite new word: "Why?"

*reminds mommy and daddy not to use words that are "not polite" when we are driving...

*loves to watch "Dora the Explorer," "Go Diego Go," and "Max and Ruby."

*loves to play with cars and to play outside

*has mommy wrapped around his little chubby finger...