Reuben and Amy (my fellow fellow) had invited us to come and Cian was very excited to get to go out at night with his friend. The zoo had mentioned you could dress up and when I asked what Cian wanted to dress up as the answer was clear...Pirates of course!
This time I realized we could use Crayola washable markers to make tattoos - that was a pretty spectacular realization....
Reuben and Amy picked us up and we brought the little beach chairs from our house for the boys to sit on. This was Reuben's first public screening of a movie so he was pretty excited. Emily was unimpressed she could not go along (you will grow up soon enough little one!). We set up our blankets and chairs and while we waited for the movie to start there were some epic dance moves from both boys, a bit of a run and we also hunted for a sighting of the elusive giant turtle (he was not in his enclosure - I suspect the old guy was asleep). Then it was time for the movie to start. The boys were as excited about the movie as they were about the fact that they could now have the popcorn I had brought :)
The Jungle Book at the Melbourne Zoo - what a pretty fun memory. "Bare Necessities" is one of Cian's favourite songs and "I want to be like you" is one of mine and so in general it was a pretty fun time. Cian also was on his BEST behaviour which was sooooo good to see. It was a great night that showcased his amazing gift of kindness: he made sure his friend was warm enough and had enough snacks and could see the show and had something to drink. Not only was it a good night for him but it was a good night for me to be reminded of just how kind a kid he is. We piled the kids in the car after the movie and they were both exhausted as it was way past their bedtimes. A wonderful night was had by all under the lights of fireflies and the Southern cross.
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