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Last night we went to our first family movie together. It was one of those plans that I had set up in my head as an idyllic little adventure for the family, even though I hadn't quite laid out the details with such finesse. The day was busy from start to finish. I began my day early in the morning by helping Matt pack up his giant entertainment center to bring to the class garage sale at Grace's. Then, we were supposed to be off for Asha's, but since we were running late, we missed her. Andrew was there with a partially packed car we would need to drive over so I didn't rush. Then, Quinn, Matt and I stopped on Grand for a sticky bun, some "Coffee" and a trip to Creative Kids Stuff where everything in the store was 25% off. Wild. I picked up two Melissa and Doug food sets, a small sticker set for Lukey and some cool sand. Luke was only mildly annoyed about the sand since we don't have a sand or water table...

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After our mini-trip down Grand, we headed over to Asha's and got things situated there. Mind you, Quinn and I have been on the go since before 8 and it's now nearly 10. We head over to Grace's as an entourage and then have to turn around and return Asha's car. I leave Quinn with Grace so he has some play time outside, drop off Matt at home and pick up Quinn. Now's it's 11:30. We head down to Cannon Falls for Lukey's party and Quinn gets an insufficient 20 minute nap, which leads to a break down at Carolyn's. After a couple hours visit there where my son ate nothing but corn chips, we headed home-- via Dairy Queen- and then to St. Paul. Quinn took a hearty nap, which meant we missed the Family Formation picnic, and then we were off to Rosedale. We couldn't commit to a dinner plan because Quinn was antsy and eventually we settled on pizza in the mall food court. Unfortunately, the movie was sold out and so we were in a panic about where to go. I didn't want the dream to die, Quinn wanted to go to the park and Luke did his best to keep his patience with me. After some slightly tense conversations, we ended up at the Inver Grove Theater which was blessedly NOT crowded and we sat in the very back row. Quinn wolfed down popcorn and Reese's and was a sweet little boy. After the very first Pixar short he wanted to go home, but we pushed through and he did quite well. We had to have a few pseudo nursing attempts, but by and large is was very fun and a sweet movie.

Today we have to head to Waseca for Tyler's graduation party. Gracious.