first time at the movies

Ryan, Charlie, and mommy ventured out to the movie theater for the very first time on Monday. I know you guys must all think I'm crazy for taking a 2 year old and a 9 month old to the movies. Trust me, I was a little nervous too. Here was my strategy...
1) First and foremost, don't take Steve with us! He would have panicked at the first word or wimper out of either of them and said we'd had to go.
2) Go to the smallest theater in your neighborhood (to ensure a small crowd) in the middle of the day
3) Make sure Ryan understood that it would be dark and loud and that there can be no talking.
4) Sit in the handicap area so that I could have the stroller nearby.
5) Bring every snack under the sun to keep both of their mouths full so they can't talk!
6) Tell Ryan from the beginning that we would not be seeing the whole movie.
7) Be ready to leave at a moment's notice.

Well, how did it turn out? If you add up 2 trips to the potty + 1 spilled drink + 1 time out outside the theater (for getting up out of her chair and hanging from the handicap pole) and then subtract that we had no crying and relatively no talking except for the occasional "What happened mommy?"... I'd say it equaled a pretty good day (and a total of 45 minutes). Actually, a little longer than I had anticipated. Ryan loved the movie, Cars, and had a great time so it was all worth it.