Today, Austen went to see her first movie with Mama. They saw Pixar’s Ratatouille during an early afternoon showing. Although the theatre was fairly crowded with plenty of older kids, Austen happily sat on Mama’s lap for over an hour, enjoying the new experience, the huge screen and of course, Remy the rat (or “mouse” as Austen calls him).
After about an hour, Austen started to tickle Mama and giggle and talk, tipping Mama off that Austen probably had enough. Then, as Austen was carried up the aisle to leave the theatre, she repeatedly exclaimed “Bye-bye mouse. See you later. Bye-bye. See ya, mouse.” while waving to the screen. Mama tried to explain to Austen to speak softly but couldn’t help giggling herself and no one seemed to be bothered by it, although they all stared Overall, it was a great trip to the movies (even if Mama paid full price for Austen’s ticket and later confirmed kids under two get in for free) and Austen seems to be a budding fan of the big screen. Mama also enjoyed the movie and was able to see the ending a few days later when she went to see another movie with Dada and Chacha.