Night at The Greene

The Greene is a relatively new (maybe 2 years old) outdoor mall near our home. It has the best atmosphere, beautiful architecture (for a mall), and upscale shopping (Samantha, you would love this place). It is a very community-oriented and family-friendly place to hang out for the day or evening. It has a central splash fountain that the girls love to play in. They also have bands most nights, great restaurants, shopping, and several outdoor events. It has been such a great addition to our already wonderful city...WE HEART THE GREENE!

Last night, we packed up the car with a picnic blanket, snacks, and lawn chairs and headed to
The Greene for a late-night, outdoor showing of The Wizard of Oz on one of those big outdoor screens. Considering that the movie didn't begin until 9:30 PM, I was pleasantly surprised at how many people came out for the show...it was packed! Everyone was happy, well-behaved, quiet, and polite. It was really a great family event. We enjoyed listening to a band playing modern and classic rock before the movie.

Kennedy loved having a snack...Cheerios...
and insisted that she have it as soon as we got there.

The fountain was turned off because of the movie, but the girls still had fun

jumping around and playing on the "fountain."

The Wizard of Oz characters came around to greet the kids before the movie too.. Kennedy was afraid, but Katelyn wanted to meet each and every character (and she did!)