Outdoor Movie Night

Last Saturday we went to our friends’ 5th Annual Outdoor Movie Night and it was awesome!  Our family had so much fun, as did the rest of their neighborhood and other friends.  It has grown each year and this year they hosted over 100 people in their yard.  Despite the large crowd it felt so much more intimate than going to the cinema.

The big screen.

Right when we got there we set up our chairs – making sure for an unobstructed view.  Our friends have the only outdoor 15 foot screen with dolby digital surround sound on the South Shore.  They constructed a wooden frame and sewed two king size sheets together.  The Dad is the projectionist and sound man!  Each year they do a double feature, but with two little ones we only make it through the first movie.

Luke and Conor setting up our chairs.

The smell of freshly popped popcorn filled the air, kids and adults alike were happy to fill their paper bags with this salty movie stand by.

Freshly popped, buttery popcorn.

The piece de la resistance is the cotton candy maker – kids were lined up for this around the block.  I was never allowed cotton candy when I was little no matter how much I begged.  My parents were always happier to give me a snow-cone doused in sugar rather than spun sugar that looks like insulation (go figure).  Well, my little Conor got in line behind the big girls to eat this pink confection.

Once he got it, he didn’t want it.  Guess who helped him out?  Yup.  Your’s truly.

John & his bag of popcorn

With goodies in hand and the sun down, it was time for the movie to begin.  The first movie was “Despicable Me,” such a great film!  All the kids sat down in the front row mesmerized by this humongous screen.  Even little Conor sat with the big kids (not with us) and watched the WHOLE movie.  I usually have to leave movies with him after thirty minutes once the popcorn is gone.  But he watched the whole thing.

The Outdoor Movie Night really encapsules life on the South Shore in Scituate.  Our fishing town is laid back and no frills.  Everyone has the obligatory beach chair to bring to this event or parades in the Harbor.  The most important thing in our town is a sense of fun and the enjoyment of friends and family.  Neighbors are always helping one another whether it is to weather a storm or bring over some beers and watch a movie on a big screen.  We love Scituate and all the wonderful friends we’ve made here.