8 PM at OC Great Park, movie the “Batman”. Parking and movie admission is free.
It’s William’s first time to watch a movie outdoor. We arrived early about 6:30 PM. There were lots of parking available; there were lots of people already settled down on the grass but the field is huge so we had no issue finding a little space for ourselves. As soon as we put down our stuffs, William saw some of the toys on the grass and he came after it; he was also interested in this game where you jump on a little bumper which triggers a foam spaceship and shoots it up high. The children would have to go pick the spaceship and go back to get in line and wait for their turn. The lady was nice enough to let William tried once; he didn’t know that he had to jump on that bumper so I had to hold him and put him down on the bumper. Looked like he really liked that game because he was hanging around the lady. After that he enjoyed running around the field with a happy face. Tim blew up the bubbles which other children really loved but William didn’t see the bubble because Tim was blowing it up high.
William was having fun running around that he didn’t notice his diaper felt off his pants!
So we took him to the restroom to change diaper, then we saw the Carousel so we decided to let him try. Last time when we were in Disneyland and tried the Carousel, he cried and would not want to stay. I went to the Visitor Office to get the ticket, by the time I got back I found Tim and William sitting on the bench; he refused to try! So we ended up holding him tight to get in line. We sat on the bench instead of the horse. At first he was really tense but eventually he relaxed a little bit looking at the mirror and listening to the music. We tried a 2nd time, this time he seemed to be more relaxed.
We got back to the movie area, William seemed to be tired after all that running: he sat down on the chair immediately. And the move began… It’s a cartoon movie. Not sure if he liked it or not but after 10 minutes he ran so Tim ran after him.
I waited 10 minutes and didn’t see them come back to I packed our stuffs and left. Then I found both of them sitting near the big screen.
William looked so tired, so I thought might be because he was hungry; he only had a few bite of pizza while we were on the way here. So I walked to the food truck to get him a hot dog; there were about 7 people in front of me but the line was hardly moving at all, then after 10 minutes they announced that they were out of food! So I returned back to Tim & William, William lying down with his head lean on Tim’s chest. He didn’t look like he enjoyed the movie so we decided to leave.
I put him on the cart, he found the pizza and took a bite! Poor William, he must be very hungry. Next time we’ll make sure he’s full before letting him go anywhere.
