I introduced my kids to the Back to the Future trilogy about 18 months ago, and they loved it! I’ve lost count of how many times Brooke and I watched the movies in the hospital.

So today, in honor of Back to the Future Day, we had a marathon and watched all 3 movies! And between the 1st and 2nd films, we took a field trip into our past. We went to Rancho Santa Margarita, where we used to live 4 years ago before we moved to Long Beach, and walked by our old house, went to the playground we used to walk to, the library where we went for story time, and swam in the swimming pool where we used to swim. Aidan remembered pretty much everything. Brooke remembered very little. She was only 3 when we left. It was such a fun day and my kids pretended that we were actually back in time and that our mini van has a flux capacitor! And they kept remarking on the fact that today is the only Back to the Future Day there will ever be! “The only time in human history!”

Although now that there’s another film slated for 2017, which will probably try to predict life in 2047, we’re beginning to plan our blow out party for that day! I’ll be 69, Aidan will be 42, and Brooke will be 40. Hopefully any grandkids will be into it too!