Winne the Pooh Review!

Winnie the Pooh is one of the most timeless literary/animated characters of all time. I grew up watching The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and have since passed it on to my children, so when we saw they preview for this film my kids were literally besides themselves. Jill for one has been talking about this movie nonstop since she saw the first preview.

The film itself is inspired by three stories from A.A. Milne’s books in Disney’s classic, hand-drawn art style (my favorite style by the way). This all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical “bear of very little brain” and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. “Ever have one of those days where you just can’t win, Eeyore?” asks Pooh. Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some honey.

The film also features a new take on the classic Pooh songs. The songs are sung by She & Him singer Zooey Deschanel. As a total side note if you have never listened to She & Him you need to, they are phenomenal and I thank my almost 21 year old niece everyday for introducing me to them.

The film itself is adorable and the perfect length for young children, it's only 68 minutes long. Plus, before the film starts there is an animated short about the Loch Ness Monster, called The Ballad of Nessie, which I hope is featured on the DVD for this film when it comes out.

Both of my kids loved this film and talked about it the entire way home and the day after. They've also asked if they could go back to see it everyday since Monday. If you have younger kids and are looking for a first film to take them to, definitely make it this one. I have a feeling this will be a movie that we see several more times before it leaves the theaters. The film opens today, July 15th, nationwide.

Are any of you planning on seeing Winnie the Pooh this weekend?

Thank you again to my friends at Moroch and Disney Studios for making this possible!

Thanksgiving Thursday

For those of you that don't know what Thanksgiving Thursday is, it is the one time during the week where you stop and basically count your blessings. Even if you've had one of those weeks, I promise you can find at least one thing to be thankful for, no matter how big or small.

This week I am thankful for:

• Scott who truly does so much for all of us. I don't know what I'd do without him.

• Aaron who is seriously hilarious. The kid cracks me up all day every day and I love it!

• The look on Jill's face when we went to see Winnie the Pooh on Monday. It is so hard for me to write my review because 90% of it is going to be Jill's reaction.
  

• An amazing family near and far.

• What I'm hoping will be another great opportunity.

• The awesome opportunity that Scott received, which is something I wish I could publicly post, but sadly, I can't.

• Getting the all clear from my doctor. He also suggested Jill never comes in contact with my nose for the rest of my life. I didn't mention she has already dinged me in the nose twice this week.
  

What are you thankful for this week?

Hey Lady!

The rain has stopped, at least for the day, which is, in a word, AWESOME! The kids really didn't take morning naps today mainly because of the apparent construction next door. So, we went to Magic Kingdom earlier than planned and met up with Cathy and Lorren. The park didn't seem too crowded when we got there, I think the big dark gray clouds scared a lot of people off. Before lunch we took the kids on Snow White and Cinderella's Carousel. The kiddos are like old pros on the carousel now, Jill even rode it without holding on at one point. Then we went and had lunch at Tony's, which I had never been to. I always forget it's there. Anyway, lunch was good, my fruititarians ate all the yogurt parfait and only a few bites of salmon. Seriously, if it is not a pancake, waffle, french toast stick or fruit, don't bother putting it in front of them. After lunch we took the kiddos on Winnie the Pooh, which they have never been on because the line is always 40 minutes long, but we got Fast Passes which was awesome. I do not recommend riding this after lunch though. I forgot about the bouncing and tipping and general not so good things. Then we started to notice the crowds picking up. It was crazy, there was barely anyone there before we ate and then BAM a ton of people magically appeared (it is the most magical place on Earth afterall). So we took the kids to Pirates of the Caribbean, and Aaron of course fell asleep in line. He did this the last time that Cathy and Lorren took them on the ride too, kind of funny. So then we get in our boat and the kid behind me goes "Hey lady! Don't move when we go down the hill I don't want to get wet." Lady? Really? Was the lighting bad? I don't pass for miss anymore? Seriously kid you should have just called me Ma'am or Granny or Old Maid. Sigh...wrinkle cream aisle 5 here I come! But in the end we had a good day and managed to stay dry, which is always important! That's about it over here, not too sure what is on the schedule for tomorrow. Hope you had a great day! Here are some photos from our day...FYI the kid with his hands up his pits is the one that called me "Lady". Punk!