Day 13 - The mall, dinner, and Avatar.

This morning we went to Albrook Mall. Mateo was happy, as we used M&Ms and suckers to bribe him into staying in his stroller. Once again, we're parents of the year. After purchasing a few shirts and a scarf and riding the mall train (notice he's wearing his Thomas the Train shirt), we had lunch topped off with an ice cream cone.

I'm not sure what kind of Christmas message this is. We tried but couldn't come up with anything.

Once home I started on some laundry. Mat pretended to nap (we knew otherwise, as we could hear him quoting Finding Nemo), and after he awoke, I took a real nap while Rafi entertained him.

We want to thank Odelie for having us over for dinner. The chicken lasagna, Brie, and especially the Blue Nun wine was great! Her new apartment is very chic.

Rafi and I caught the late showing of Avatar at the VIP movie theater. Wow. That was an amazing film. Admittedly there is some stereotyping and some futuristic/scientific implausibilities/improbabilities, but the special effects are outstanding. It's a great film. Eye candy is everywhere. We plan to see it again at the IMAX theater in 3D once we get home to Austin.

So speaking of theaters, just as good as the movie was the VIP room. We sat in large leather reclinable seats, had fold out eating trays, wide leather arm rests, and had a server to take and deliver our order - chai tea latte, key lime pie, diet Coke, and M&Ms. Can't get better than that!