TOY STORY 3 on Ice

We had THE BEST family night last Thursday!

We went to see Toy Story 3 on Ice!

We bought the tickets a few months ago and the boys have been counting down the days ever since! We got a flyer in the mail advertising the show and Heath has literally carried it around with him every single day. He points to each character and asks us to tell him their name and laughs at the fact that they are wearing ice skates in the picture! The flyer has gotten ripped and crumpled and I've had to tape it more than a few times because he loves it so much!

And FINALLY it was the day to go! We ate an early dinner and headed downtown to the Pepsi Center! Nolan was so excited just to be downtown! He thought all the buildings and busy streets were so cool. He loved having his own ticket and riding the tall escalators up to our seats.

We actually had excellent seats! I received a "preferred customer discount" and got 2nd row seats on opening night for just $15 a piece! We had our own little front corner section of 4 seats, which was just perfect! The boys could stand or sit on their own chairs or sit on our laps and we had plenty of room to spread out with no one on either side. And the view was awesome!

Heath just LOVES all things Toy Story! He would watch the movies over and over again everyday if I let him! And it is the only thing he ever asks to watch! He wakes up in the morning asking for Buzz and even though he already has 5 Buzz Lightyear guys, that is what he asked Santa for! The second he heard the music start he literally shook with excitement!

He said the name of each character as they were introduced on the ice!

And he was so excited as Buzz made this pretty awesome entrance!

But his favorite part was when all of these aliens came out! And we all laughed as "THE CLAW" tried to catch them!

Nolan thought Ken and Barbie were pretty funny too! Ken skated all over tossing and spinning Barbie in the air! I don't think Nolan has ever really seen professional ice skaters and he thought it was hilarious that Ken was whipping Barbie all over!

The boys both watched in amazement for the entire show! Nolan asked a million questions and predicted what would happen next. Heath climbed all over and oohed and ahhed at everything. In this photo you see them sucking down their incredibly overpriced snow cones! What they sell, what people buy, and what it all costs is outrageous! But I had told the boys that if they were good they could pick something out! And these gems were ONLY $10 a piece...the cheapest I could find! Ha! But really, the boys were great and it ended up being one of those nights that you want to etch in your mind because it really was pretty seamless. And those times with an almost 4 year old, a 2 year old, and a VERY pregnant and tired mommy seem to be few and far between these days! Usually one of the three of us is having some sort of meltdown! Ha!

After the show we walked back to the car in the bitter cold discussing our favorite parts, what else would Nolan want to do! And he knew exactly everything that was in the movie that was missing in the ice show. It was a late night out, but so worth it! The boys were both sleeping literally within minutes of pulling out of the parking lot! And I went to bed smiling, just feeling so blessed to have such sweet boys and the means to treat them to special memories like this from time to time!