Norah Explores the Cinema

Yesterday Norah hit a new milestone: Her first movie. Her friend Graham invited her to escape the rain and see The Lion King in 3D. She was amazed by the big theater and seemed to understand that this was a special privilege. We walked in during the previews and Norah, instead of charging fearlessly ahead of me as she usually does, quietly held my hand and observed the two other children in the theater sitting quietly in their seats. She was completely surprised to see Graham there and thrilled that he had not only saved her a seat next to him but was prepared with goldfish, capri –suns and m&m’s. They were both excellent audience members and sat contentedly in their seats for at least half of the movie and were really only slightly disruptive during the second half. I had forgotten what a great movie The Lion King is and it was fun to watch Norah enjoy it. She loved all the animals and was excited every time she saw one she recognized.  She’d point and say “a giraffe, a giraffe” with such urgency like she was worried we were going to miss it. However, I don’t think 3D is the best idea for a kids movie --they can’t keep their hands off those glasses and it turns out they are less effective when smudged with peanut butter.