April 21: The Dentist and A Movie

The boys were long past due for a visit to the dentist.  Koen had visited my dentist a few years ago and it was a disaster!!!  Fortunately, he doesn't remember that visit, so I just told him that this was his first visit.  Nothing like starting fresh! :)  Tysen, on the other hand, had never visited a dentist.  We went armed with Koen's special puppy and Tysen's blankie...just in case. 

Dr.  Amy gets ready to clean Koen's teeth.

I got a recommendation from our pediatrician for a pediatric dentist.  Dr. Amy Valleau was wonderful with the boys...and she worked with both the good and the bad.  Koen was the model patient!  He did everything asked of him, from x-rays to cleaning.  Tysen started out listening intently, but it went downhill from there.  The tears began when he refused to sit in the chair for x-rays.  He added the sobs and screams when it was his turn to lay in that chair for Dr. Amy to look at his teeth.  As I held him, Dr. Amy was able to examine his teeth, clean them, and floss them all while he protested with his wailing.  Fortunately, he wails with his mouth wide open. :)  

And the good news...no cavities for either boy!  :) 

As a reward for going to the dentist, the boys got to go to the movie Alpha and Omega, another of the Flick's Family Film Festival movies.  Koen had seen a preview for this particular movie on one of his Thomas movies and had said he'd like to see it sometime.  We picked up their friend Ian since Ian's mom was watching Brielle for us.  The three boys were excited about going to the movie theater and enjoyed the movie...especially the physical humor, though I'd say your life would still be complete without spending time watching this flick. 

April 7: Tangled Movie

With it being Spring Break week there were a TON of activities available for kids!  Our library offered a free showing of Disney's Tangled, so I took the three kids while Seth worked on laying our new laminate flooring.  While I know he would have rather been with us, the floor looks wonderful!!! 

There were easily 100+ people in attendance, but the room was large and could easily accommodate us all.  We sat near the back, but were on an end so Brielle and Ty could wander around when they needed to, and Koen and Ty could position their chairs just so and then no one's head was in the way.  Once again, Ty had lots of questions...many of which were loud enough for all to hear, but he wasn't the only one. :)  The movie was great!  We all -- even Brielle -- laughed out loud more than once during this charming story. 

April 5: MegaMind Movie

Celebration Cinima Theaters host the Flick's Family Film Festival from March 11 - May 5.  Each week, the theaters show a different family-friendly movie that's FREE for kids 12 and under and only $3.50 for adults.  During Spring Break, the movie was Megamind.  Seth and I had seen this on a date night a few months before and had found it quite funny, so we thought the boys might enjoy it as well.  We decided to have a date-day, so Seth took Tysen early afternoon and I took Koen early evening.  It was nice to have some one-on-one time!  With this arrangement, we also wouldn't need to find a sitter for Brielle. 

The boys enjoyed the movie theater experience!  Seth reported that Ty was full of questions...many of which the entire audience heard as his whisper volume has yet to be perfected.  :)  And while Koen had been to a movie before, Seth had taken him to Veggie Tales:  The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything a few years back, he didn't remember going, which surprised us...he'd talked about it non-stop for six months after he'd gone! 

Megamind was a bit confusing for them...the character starts out as the villian and becomes the good guy...and the storyline might have been a bit over their heads, but overall experience was fun!