Mommy & Me: 'Sleeping Beauty' Screening with The MOMS

Last Sunday my daughter, Ava, and I were invited to a special screening of Disney's, "Sleeping Beauty" at Bowtie Cinemas here in New York City.

Hosted by the MOMS (Denise Albert & Melissa Gerstein), I knew we were in for a treat since this was my second time attending one of their events in the past month. The invitation stated that princess costumes were encouraged, which made my 4-year-old mini-me even more excited for our Sunday-Funday. What little girl doesn't want to dress up like a princess to see a princess on the big screen?

Upon our arrival we were greeted and gifted with a deluxe CD/Blu-Ray of the just-released-from-the-vault classic fairytale, as well as a cute doorknob hanger.

Before settling in to watch the main attraction, Melissa quizzed the girls (majority of whom were donning their princess best) in attendance on "Sleeping Beauty" for a chance to win some really cool prizes. To my surprise, my little one actually knew some of the answers, which was shocking since she had never seen the movie! It seems as if kids are born knowing all things Disney!

Although she didn't win any of the giveaways, she was content knowing that she had an entire bag of popcorn all to herself.  Once the movie started she watched intently as she nibbled away on the buttery snack and sipped lemonade. Every so often I'd glance over at her face and delight in the fact that she was really enjoying the movie.

That is until she uttered, "Mommy, I have to go to the bathroom,"with only 10 minutes left in the movie! Unfortunately, we missed the best part where the prince awakens Sleeping Beauty with a kiss. The good news is that once we got home she watched the movie in its entirety on the DVD and loved every minute of it!

I'm terribly sentimental and know that these are precious moments that will pass way too fast. It was a Sunday-Funday that I'll forever cherish.