“Hey, Kyle,” I said to my son. “You can do my homework with me!”
He gave me a weird look and said, “What?”
“My homework is to watch the Cars movies!”
Nostalgia
He didn’t get all excited like he was supposed to. It made me a little sad though I will make him watch them with me this weekend. Or maybe not since his weekends now consist of hanging with friends and not mom. How did that happen? When did my 8 year old become 19…20 next month? How did Christmas lists go from Lightning McQueen and friends to tools for work?
Picture from 2007 (close enough to 2006) but notice his Route 66 hat. That obsession came from Cars.
“They” always tell you, “Time flies,” and you don’t believe them until it actually does. One minute you’re watching your little boy playing on the racetrack rug with Mater, Doc, Luigi, Lightning, Sally, and the rest of the crew and the next you’re watching him drive off to work on actual cars. Like the Kenny Chesney song says, “Don’t blink.”
Blessed
So this homework…
In October, I get the amazing privilege of attending the #ThorRagnarokEvent, and part of our event will include a Cars 3 themed dinner to celebrate the in-home release of the movie. On October 24th, it’ll be available on digital, and November 7th, you’ll be able to buy the Blu-Ray. And you can bet Santa will bring Kyle a copy of Cars 3. I don’t care if he is 20 years old. You can’t have Cars and Cars 2 without Cars 3. Someday, maybe he’ll have a little boy who will watch the movies. “Oh, I can’t think about this now! I’ll go crazy if I do! I’ll think about it tomorrow.” (Extra credit if you can tell me who said that!)
I love that a new generation gets to fall in love with the characters from Cars. Their Christmas lists will have Lightning McQueen on them. This time around they’ll ask for Jackson Storm and Cruz Ramirez too. And they’ll play with them on their racetrack rugs, and in 11 years, their moms will wonder where the time went too. Don’t blink.
Cars
“I. Am. Speed.” Lightning McQueen raced into the big time in the first Cars movie. He was a hotshot who thought he knew it all…until he gets stuck in the little town of Radiator Springs. There he learns the fine art of tractor tipping, and the lesson that being humble is much more important than being number one. And he finds that true friends love you and stick by your side no matter what.
Cars 2
Cars 2 was released 5 years after the original movie, and Kyle was still young enough to want to see the movie. And he was old enough to want the video games that came along with that release. This was a fun movie where Mater gets caught up in espionage at the Grand Prix.
Cars 3
Fast forward another 6 years, and Cars 3 zoomed into theaters to the delight of kids everywhere. And soon, you’ll be able to bring home this latest installment in the Cars franchise.
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!
Coming soon
I’ll have more details to share about my trip soon, but I wanted to remind you to cherish every moment and don’t blink.
How exciting! I can’t wait to live vicariously through you! Kids do grow up so fast.
My kids are older, so we have seen the first Cars movie, but none of the others. I should sit down and watch them one of these days.
Kids do grow up so fast but none of us are ever too old to watch Cars! My 8-year-old grandson loves Cars and every year at Christmas, I add to his Cars ornament collection. I’m so excited for you and your new adventure!
I have older kids as well, but they were excited to see the new Cars movie. Not as excited when they were younger though. My son used to be obsessed with Cars. We had so many of the toys!
Oh wow, a Cars 3 themed dinner sounds like a lot of fun. Even my teenage grand kids love the Cars movies.
Kids grow up way too fast! My kiddo was so into cars when he was little. Now he doesn’t want anything to do with it! It makes me sad! I will be taking my nephew to this movie! He love these movies now!
I like the development in Cars 3 with Cruz Ramirez taking over the helm. It adds a new chapter to the story and comes out as a new concept. – Franc
I have never seen the Cars movies. They look so cute in the trailers for them.
Sounds like there will be a Cars movie marathon night when we go to visit the grandkids.
I am so excited about the new Thor movie. I’m with you, my son is growing up too and it’s hard to handle!
I have one who loved the original Cars and then he grew up. 🙁 Not 20 yet, but still not really interested in seeing the new Cars.
I can’t believe it’s been so long since Cars originally came out! I remember my daughter and her friend seeing it in theaters.
Kids do grow up way too fast! But I love the CARS trilogy because we can watch them together as a family – young and old!
I can relate with you on that. My son is 10 and he is starting change, I definitely miss when he was little.
It seems like the Cars franchise sort of grew with the kids that started out with them. Cars 3 looks a bit edgier (but still family friendly, of course) and more geared towards older kids. My son used to watch the first one over and over when he was little, so I feel like I need to see this one to get closure, lol.
It’s hard to believe how long ago the original Cars came out! It definitely has evolved a lot since then – so cool to see! It’s a great series!
Kids do grow up way too fast. I don’t know about you — but I’m way excited to be watching Cars 3!
My kids love Cars movie series. It is always a fun time when we watch them. Even if we have seen it a lot of times, it still guarantees the same level of excitement as the first time we watched it. Looking forward to Cars 3!
Cars movies are that kind that you’d never grow tired of watching even when you get to be a parent yourself. My children loved Cars (the first one) and now that they are young adults, I still see them grabbing the DVD copy of it and watching it again. I can’t believe the first Cars movie was released 11 years ago. Now how did that happen?! Time really flies so fast.