The Drive-In ::

Going to the Drive-In was one of my very favorite things to do when I was little.
I still have vivid memories of me, my brother and sister in the back of my parent's light blue station wagon at the Drive-In.
My dad would pop several batches of popcorn, with butter and salt and put it all in a big paper grocery bag for us to take.
We filled the back of the wagon with sleeping bags and pillows and would change into our pajamas back there.
Going to the Drive-In was an event and I loved it.

Saturday night we took the kids to the Drive-In Theater.
Their first Drive-In experience (Wyatt did go with us when he was a baby but I'm not counting that).
We saw Toy Story 3.
And yes, we all loved it, it definitely lived up to all the hype....and YES, I cried.
 I think it was the perfect movie to take the kids to for their first movie at the Drive-In.

It was a bit if a last-minute decision to go so we did not pop our own popcorn (this time), but we did buy popcorn and brought our own candy.
Oh, the excitement!
Kids and parents were playing catch, riding the carousel and running around until the movie started.
You could see the stars and watch lightning bugs while watching the movie...and the weather was perfect.
And the sound from the movie comes out over your car radio....unbelievable to the kids.

Just to add to the excitement, Eric and Wyatt picked up a Jessie doll while running errands on Saturday and surprised Charlotte with it on the drive there. 

So Buzz, Woody and Jessie joined us for the movie.
Oh, and the Jeep! We got to take the Wagoneer which also made it that much more fun.

The Drive-In was totally worth the hour and a half drive and the kids being up hours past their bedtime. 

On the drive there Wyatt asked us what the Drive-In was going to be like, he wanted us to explain how the whole thing worked so he knew what to expect (his words).

Afterwards he said that it was not just how he expected it to be but even better.

I think he was right!

Despite the distance you often have to drive and what some might consider to be an "inconvenience" to the Drive-In Theaters, there really is something about supporting  a classic Drive-In Theater in hopes that they are around for our generation of children to enjoy.

Because there really is nothing else like it. 

*Look  here to see if there are any working Drive-Ins in your State/area. I hope there is!