A Quick Note About Kid Movies

Carson came home on Saturday with a special surprise for me and Siobhan. The Special Edition DVD of The Little Mermaid. Now, anybody who has known me since I was little also knows that it is by far and away my favorite Disney Movie! I had the complete bedroom set (sheets, pillow cases and shams, bed spread, etc.), I think that I had five dolls, a popcorn tin, framed pictures, T-Shirts. It was pretty serious. So when he took it out of the bag, a million memories came flooding back to me. For instance, I remember the day that my parents bought the VHS when it came out I was in first grade and they let me watch it twice before bed. At the time, it was just about the coolest thing ever, but after I watched it the other day, I realized that it really was't a big deal as the movie is so short. I also remember going up to Tacoma to visit Alison and while all the grown-ups were out for the evening we were with a baby sitter who indulged us by playing 'Little Mermaid' with us. Here was the problem with that. There were two of us little girls who wanted to be Ariel. So Alison got to the Ariel and I had to be ArielLee...Ariel's twin sister. I'm really not sure how that story would have been played out. Then there was teh fact that Deidre and I could never get the words right so when Ariel would sing 'Part of Your World' and she got to the line where she sings 'Bright Young Women, Sick of Swimming...' we would always end up singing 'Pregnant Women, Stick a Swigging...'. I'm not really sure what that was supposed to mean, but it's still pretty funny! As I was watching it with Siobhan over the weekend, I realized that she's from the Nemo/Pixar generation and I wondered if she would actually even appreciate such a gem. Lickily she's young enough that I don't think it makes that much a difference. I can't wait to see the kinds of movies and technology that her kids use that will make it impossible to appreciate the Pxar flicks.

Speaking of Pixar, we also became the proud owners of the movie Ratatouille on Monday. It was by complete happenstance that we ended up with it so I'll share the story. It just illustrates the quintessential antics of a two year old. Carson took Siobhan to Costco on Monday. As they wandered down the DVD aisle, Carson caught Siobhan sneaking DVDs into the cart. He thought he got them all put back until he checked his receipt when he got to the car. He alwasy checks to make sure that the totals are correct and to make sure they got everything. Well, he noticed something strange on the receipt...Ratatouille. So we now own it and I have to say that I'm glad we do because it's really cute. Definitely step up from Little Mermaid as far as animation goes. Siobhan calls it the cooking show. Silly girl!