Rodent Redux

My friend C has two sons, the older of whom is the age of my youngest. We try to take a day to see them when we have the week off from school (and I take a week's vacation from work). It's sometimes a challenge to find an activity that all five boys find enjoyable. Today we started with lunch out at Wendy's, which is always a hit. Two of my guys had a salad and one had chili...definitely makes the typical fast food meal healthier.

We'd gone through the movie listings last night (it was either that or bowling) and they rated the local pictures that were kid appropriate. Of the three that each kid chose, the Alvin and the Chipmunks "Squeakquel" was rated 1 by one and 2 by two...and it was a winner with C's boys. The grownups were resigned to going along for the ride. Well, guess what...without giving away too much of the plot, there were several key elements: smart dialogue, slimy villain, shy guy who eventually gets gorgeous sweet girl, school principal who tries to act tough but actually has a heart, cruel clique members who eventually get their just desserts...in general, good triumphing over evil. We had a lot of laughs, and even the two older kids enjoyed it more than they thought they might. Two thumbs up from the grownups.