She’s 11 now and I’m a Wreck

Birthday Breakfast with Eva

She can’t get enough of Harry Potter. She reads like she’ll never get another book in her hands ever again. She is sensitive and kind. She is hard on herself. She internalizes things and talks about them only after they have been She wants to be a baker, a scientist, a fashion designer, a costume designer and so much more. She still thinks I’m the best guy in the world and we can always sit and talk things out even when I annoy her. I am incredibly lucky to have this little girl in my life. Continue reading She’s 11 now and I’m a Wreck

Halloween Books and Movies from Disney including 25th Anniversary Editions of Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas

Hocus Pocus and A Nightmare Before Christmas

Halloween is right around the corner and Disney has you covered with some spooky books and movies. We recently received some review copies of the 25th anniversary edition of Hocus Pocus and the Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary Edition which is also a Sing-A-Long Version. We watched Hocus Pocus as a family the other night. I had never seen it before but the rest of the family did. It was funny and fun to see so many actors and actresses that we know from several TV shows and movies now. Especially Binks. Allison is a huge NCIS fan and Sean Murray plays McGee on that show. We see him all the time. It was funny seeing him as a kid actor. Overall we enjoyed seeing the movie and the three witches were pretty funny. I guess I probably should have watched this as a kid, or at least watched it the first time round with the family. They were all sorts of tickled by it the first time they watched. Eva was still into it the second time but Andrew did his Andrew thing when he is no longer interested, plays loudly or talks throughout the movie. I probably should have gotten him a few books to read while we watched the movie, books like those below. Or, I could have downloaded the digital version of the Nightmare before Christmas to see if he’d be more interested in that. Continue reading Halloween Books and Movies from Disney including 25th Anniversary Editions of Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas