Two low-key, high-fun days back to back: an evening bouncing off the walls at Sky Zone, then an afternoon at the movies for the new Moana. Abby and Lucia came along for both, and it turned into exactly the kind of stretch that doesn’t need a plan to be a good one.
👪 The Crew
- Me — driver, ticket-buyer, and designated seat-picker.
- Charlotte — age 8, equally all-in on trampolines and animated musicals.
- Abby and Lucia — Charlotte’s friends, and very good company for both a jump session and a matinee.
🤸 Sky Zone
First stop: Sky Zone, with a Fuel Zone pit stop for Icee’s before anyone was allowed near the trampolines.
Fueling up before the jumping starts.
Then it was slides, launch pads, and the foam pit for the better part of two hours — the big orange slide got hit from every angle, feet-first and otherwise.
Sliding down feet-first
Peeking out of the slide entrance
The launch pad into the foam pit was the main event — pure airtime, over and over.
Airborne — the launch pad was the star of the night.
🎬 Moana at the AMC
Next day, matinee plans: the new Moana, four seats picked out ahead of time so we’d all sit together.
Four seats, locked in ahead of time.
Popcorn, a Winnie the Pooh plush riding shotgun in the seat next door, and Charlotte fully locked in on the screen — the girls loved it, no notes.
Popcorn and full attention.
And the classic after-the-movie moment: sitting on the steps outside, still talking about their favorite parts before anyone had to head home.
Still talking about it on the way out.
Two days, no real plan beyond “let’s hang out,” and it turned into one of the better stretches of the summer. Already angling for a repeat.
Somewhere between the launch pad and the movie screen, Charlotte looked ready to jump straight into the picture — Danny Madigan would’ve approved.