Friday night we took Michael and 4 of his friends out for pizza and then to see Disney's A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey in 3-D to celebrate his 8th birthday which is this week.
First, let me say the movie was OK. Good special effects. Funny at times - the ghost of Christmas past was hilarious. But the movie was scary. A little too scary for PG in my opinion. Kids liked it. Two stars max from me though.
Second, eight year old boys have WAY too much energy for me. I'm so thankful I have just one boy and a girl to balance out that energy. And tell me - what's the fascination with burping? My son rarely burps on purpose out loud and if he does he will excuse himself. So why did he start doing it while with his buds? And why did it become a competition to see who could do it louder? And what is so funny about a burp. Personally, I think it's gross.
Third, how mortified was I when a mother of one of the boys in our neighborhood came into the movie theatre with her son and sat right in front of us. We didn't invite the boy and it was obvious he wasn't invited to Michael's birthday party especially after Michael announced it was his birthday party! I wanted to hide under the seats. Awful business right there. I'm thinking about calling her to apologize.
Finally, I hate sleepovers. My daughter had a sleepover for her 8th birthday so of course my son had to have one too. At least he didn't puke at midnight like she did!
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Soooo not looking forward to the slumber party years! I used to think it would be fun (be the mom who hosts them, bakes great cookies, etc) but the more I hear from friends with older kids...the less I look forward to them!
Thanks for the movie review. I was curious to know about it because my 5 & 7 year olds want to see it. I hear ya on the burping issue, but unfortunately, it's my high energy 7 year old DAUGHTER that does it when she is with her friends. How nice.
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