Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides {Review and Giveaway}

Tweet So if you remember your history, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León named a swamp, “Florida,” and searched for the fabled Fountain of Youth there.  Of course, he never found it, dying at the age of 47.  But he did have a super crazy signature; check it out: So what does Ponce de León’s [...]

Rio {Review and Giveaway} #RioMovie

Tweet It seems like there are rarely movies in the theater that warrant a special treat out with all of our kiddos. This month we have been fortunate to see not just one, but two! We screened Soul Surfer earlier this month and just this last weekend we were able to attend a screening for [...]

Soul Surfer :: The True Story of Bethany Hamilton

Tweet Last week, Ray and I had the privilege of attending a screening of the movie Soul Surfer with our four oldest kiddos. This true story of Bethany Hamilton sure left a lasting impression on all of us. This movie was so well done and accurately portrays Bethany’s faith and belief that God had a [...]

Secretariat

Tweet The Kentucky Derby has been run every year since 1875. And one horse ran it faster than any other. The same horse still holds the record for the Belmont Stakes, which has been run even longer, since 1867. As I’m sure you’ve figured out, his name was Secretariat. And he was a Triple Crown [...]

Life As We Know It

Tweet What happens when a young couple dies and leaves their one-year-old to their two best friends…who aren’t married and don’t like each other? Massive tension is what happens. That’s the premise of the movie Life As We Know It. Here’s what you need to know… despite the morbidity of the parents dying (which isn’t [...]

Despicable Me {A Fun Family Film}

Tweet Gru delights in all things wicked, until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. One of the world’s greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith [...]

Family Movie Night Is Back With Secrets of the Mountain

Tweet Do you struggle to find quality television programing that your whole family can enjoy together, like I do? Ray and I watch some of the more appropriate reality shows with our kiddos, but sometimes out of the blue we find ourselves diving for the remote to mute or pause, just so we can forward [...]

How to Train Your Dragon Fights to the Finish

Tweet We had a chance to screen “How to Train Your Dragon” at the IMAX Theater in downtown Sacramento, thanks to Walmart and DreamWorks, and I was pleasantly pleased because it held everyone’s attention, including mine and my 2-year-old’s. Noah and I usually have similar attention spans when it comes to animated films, but less [...]

Merry Madagascar {a giveaway!}

Tweet One of my biggest holiday pet peeves is that Thanksgiving seems to be overlooked. Even television specials are beginning before the day when we give thanks for that which God has blessed us. Last year, I didn’t even publish my Christmas Gift Guide until after Thanksgiving because this bothered me so much, but I [...]

Astro Boy :: in theaters this Friday!

Tweet As you may already know, my entire family was invited to Southern California, a couple of weekends ago, for a special viewing of the much anticipated movie, Astro Boy, at the Dick Clark Screening Room. Let me tell you, this movie was a hit with all our whole family! Even Noah snuggled quite content [...]

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