Happy Father’s Day Dad!

John Adams once said “A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. ” Well dad, you are one man that is truly observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved and admired by your family and by so many others. Thank you for being such a wonderful model for us all, we hope you enjoy watching a bit about this other model, John Adams. Happy Father’s Day! We love you so much!!!!

Trading a Panda for a Picnic

In our family, we still find it hard to make it to a weekend family movie. Usually what happens is that if something good comes out, we simply wait for it to be released on DVD. And this Father’s Day weekend is no different. With lots of families going to the theater to escape the heat, we are going to give the cinema a miss and instead bond with dad over a nice indoor picnic. However, I was pleased to see that the number #1 in America right now is a kids movie, “Kung Fu Panda,” and it will one that we add to our Blockbuster queue, because we were surprised to see such a glowing review of it from the NY Times.

“Reel Meals”

This mom’s favorite thing to do is stay in for dinner and a movie - and now even NBC has caught on to this. This morning they featured a new chef from the Food Network’s new show “Chic and Easy” - I did think that the pasta and popcorn ideas were reasonable and quick *but definetly needed a bit more veggies.* If you opted for the pasta one night and then the popcorn another you might strike the balance just a bit more. As always let us know your mom’s favorite ideas for “reel meals.”

Saturday Morning Cartoons

I grew up loving Saturdays because I was allowed to watch cartoons in the morning. Nowadays cartoons are on 24/7 and many of them seem to be geared towards adults, not children. So if we do turn the tv on to watch cartoons we always check PBS first. This mom, like so many others, loves PBS, and it is my favorite channel. If no cartoons are on, we simply pop one in the DVD player that we bought directly from PBS.

Family Movie Time

Movies

Of course, with a growing family we find ourselves staying in a lot! We love Blockbuster Total Access! This online service has provided my husband and I many “date nights” and “family nights.” One feature we love with Blockbuster Total Accessis the ability to either just pop movies back in the mail at no cost or swap movies that you receive in the mail with those in your local store at no charge. Now that is a deal!

If we do go to a movie theater we look for the first showing (which is usually uncrowded) and we also have found a few “mommy and me” cinemas, which sponsor an early morning showing of films for parents and babies or toddlers.