Before I begin this post, I'm going to preface it by saying that I realize Amelia does not like to watch television. Don't ask me what David and I were thinking when we decided to do this. I think it was purely selfish on our parts.
If you are going to take your daughter to her first movie, I believe that you should make it memorable. It came to our attention by a fellow church member, Pam, that the Alabama Theater was showing The Sound of Music this afternoon. David and I thought it would be a lot of fun, so we decided to take Amelia to her first movie. Don't you think seeing the Sound of Music at the Alabama is the perfect first movie? Well, we do!
After church and lunch, we drove downtown to the theater. We bought our tickets and chose our seats on the second floor in one of the box sections on the side. We settled into our seats and listened to the mighty Whirlitzer Organ bellow out the score of the movie. The organist was amazing. Amelia loved watching the organist play and was amazed when he ended the music, and the organ descended into the floor. She was very concerned about it. The movie began, and the huge screen caught Amelia's attention. She was memorized when the singing began.
Amelia stayed more focused than I expected considering she doesn't watch television and didn't have a nap. Intermission couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Amelia enjoyed exploring the theater. She climbed each step to the very top floor where she was able to have a different view of the organ. When intermission ended, we returned to our seats. Amelia had a small snack and fell asleep in my lap. This is the first time this had ever happened and was so sweet! I enjoyed holding my precious child as David and I watched the remainder of the movie together. Amelia awoke when the organ began to play. She was so excited to see that it had returned to the stage! We gathered our things and allowed Amelia to go to the front of the stage to get a closer look at the organ. She was able to meet the organist who let her step on the stage to get the closest view possible.
Overall, I think her first movie experience was a success.
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