Snowed in (probably part 1 of 2)

Last night Brian and I had originally planned on going out on a hot date…taking advantage of his mom’s offer to babysit (even though she’d babysat all week while we were working!) but once we saw the forecasts that started earlier in the week, we realized that going out would probably not happen! Instead, we made stir-fry at home, made a fire, shoveled every three hours, and sipped hot chocolate in between.

The highlight of the evening, however, was watching an old school favorite kids movie, for both of us. An American Tail was on HBO Family! I remembered the movie from being a kid mostly because of “Somewhere Out There.” Brian, however, must have been in the official American Tail fan club as a kid…he knew every word of every song. We sat and watched the whole movie, start to finish! Truth be told, we sang along a lot. Him more than me. If I had a dollar for every time he belted out “There are nooooo cats in America and the streets are paved with cheeeese” in a russian accent, I would have had enough money to pay someone to plow!

Anyways, towards the end of the movie, Avery woke up and the three of us sat on the couch together, the two of us singing “Somewhere Out There” at the top of our lungs to our little girl. Poor thing, we become dorkier parents with every day that passes! By the time she hits kindergarten she’ll be dying to leave us at home!

Either way, I look forward to a lot more family nights at home watching kids movies. Funny how your idea of a great Friday night changes when you get old and have a kid!