First of all, if you’re a parent like me with a child who is in the Paw Patrol phase, congrats on surviving this weekend. You did it.

For those that don’t know, the Paw Patrol crew had a HUGE weekend. Their new big screen adventure, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, released in theaters Friday and racked up $28 millions making it #1 at the box office.

Then on Saturday, Adventure Bay came to Clarksville at the F&M Bank Arena. With multiple showings throughout the day and more shows on Sunday, Ryder and his pups delivered thousands of laughs and smiles to the children of Clarksville.

What was great for me was pulling my daughter out of school early on Friday, grabbing some lunch with here, then meeting my wife at the theater for popcorn, drinks, and the Mighty Movie. Of course, we also made sure to get her the collectable popcorn tub and cup. Then Saturday we woke up early to make the 10am showing of The Paw Patrol’s Great Pirate Adventure. One of my favorite moments from that show was all the children meeting up in the open space on the floor to run around, dance to the music over the PA, and play with each other all dressed as their favorite pup.

F&M Bank Arena has done a great job making sure to get some family friendly shows to kcik off their launch. I’m excited to see what comes next!