Thanks to Amber, Tyler’s older sister, who told us Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was fine for our children and warned us of one possible nightmare inducing scene, we decided to go for it and we loved it. Grandma came with us and she loved it too.
It was definitely different from the previous movies as this movie truly is a PG movie. It was funny, more emotionally developed than the previous movies (understand a lot of kissing teenagers and teen angst) and simply a very entertaining movie.
Henry, as the boy he is, would not close his eyes when the above mentioned scene came on (and was delighted to see lots of Golums) but would hide his face in my side for all the kissing. It was very funny.
Olivia was giggling a lot. It’s fun to see how her sense of humor is maturing and how she understands so much more. She doesn’t just laugh because everyone in the theater is laughing anymore, she laughs because she gets it. My little girl is getting so big.
All this to say that if you like Harry Potter, we highly recommend this movie. As Henry said on the way to the car, “this movie is good enough to buy.”
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Thanks to Amber, Tyler’s older sister, who told us Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was fine for our children and warned us of one possible nightmare inducing scene, we decided to go for it and we loved it. Grandma came with us and she loved it too.
It was definitely different from the previous movies as this movie truly is a PG movie. It was funny, more emotionally developed than the previous movies (understand a lot of kissing teenagers and teen angst) and simply a very entertaining movie.
Henry, as the boy he is, would not close his eyes when the above mentioned scene came on (and was delighted to see lots of Golums) but would hide his face in my side for all the kissing. It was very funny.
Olivia was giggling a lot. It’s fun to see how her sense of humor is maturing and how she understands so much more. She doesn’t just laugh because everyone in the theater is laughing anymore, she laughs because she gets it. My little girl is getting so big.
All this to say that if you like Harry Potter, we highly recommend this movie. As Henry said on the way to the car, “this movie is good enough to buy.”
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Happy Bastille Day!
I am proud to be an American….but I am also very proud of my origins. I love France. I love the diversity of its beautiful landscapes. I love its history, even the gruesome parts because they needed to happen to make France what it is today. I love its culture, the literature, the arts (yes all of them, some of my favorite composers, musicians, painters, writers, cinematographers, actors are French) and of course I love its food, oh French food. When people ask me to describe French food I really have a difficult time, after all Americans and French basically use the same ingredients but I have come up with a description that I think explains it all: French food is simpler yet more delicate and decadent at the same time.
I want to thank my friend Jennifer for posting a Bastille Day entry on her blog and prompting me to stop the craziness of the day to think about my heritage and how much I appreciate it.
To all those who don’t love France, its people, culture and food, I say: Give us a try and you might very well change your mind.
I want to thank my friend Jennifer for posting a Bastille Day entry on her blog and prompting me to stop the craziness of the day to think about my heritage and how much I appreciate it.
To all those who don’t love France, its people, culture and food, I say: Give us a try and you might very well change your mind.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Welcome Home
Alright, back on the blogging horse! I do realize that it has been quite a while since our last update but we have had a busy last few weeks. First, school ended and we moved to beautiful (and I’m not being sarcastic here) Gardnerville, NV.
We’re renting a cute little house with a big backyard. The backyard is more dirt (or mud) than grass but it has a play set, lots of room for Olivia and Henry to run and Tyler planted a small vegetable garden (we’re about to harvest our first tomatoes, yeah!).
We stayed with boxes and furniture-not-yet-put-together everywhere for a long time. I am proud to announce that the furniture is now put together but sad to admit I am still working on some of the boxes. It might take a while. A few weeks back I decided that I would not stress about getting the house perfectly together but go with the flow; we’ve been up to the lake quite a few times, to the pool (for swimming lessons or just for fun), to the many parks of the area and even to the zoo in Sacramento. I’ll blog about all that later and the boxes will most likely have to wait until later as well. 
The putting-the-furniture-together allowed Henry to have his first ER trip and his first stitches. That was quite an experience; Henry was screaming because he didn’t want stitches and Olivia was in hysterics because there was so much blood. It was a great evening, although I wouldn’t recommend it to the faint of heart.
Well, we’re home and we’re enjoying the summer, or at least trying to survive it in one piece!
We’re renting a cute little house with a big backyard. The backyard is more dirt (or mud) than grass but it has a play set, lots of room for Olivia and Henry to run and Tyler planted a small vegetable garden (we’re about to harvest our first tomatoes, yeah!).
We stayed with boxes and furniture-not-yet-put-together everywhere for a long time. I am proud to announce that the furniture is now put together but sad to admit I am still working on some of the boxes. It might take a while. A few weeks back I decided that I would not stress about getting the house perfectly together but go with the flow; we’ve been up to the lake quite a few times, to the pool (for swimming lessons or just for fun), to the many parks of the area and even to the zoo in Sacramento. I’ll blog about all that later and the boxes will most likely have to wait until later as well. 
The putting-the-furniture-together allowed Henry to have his first ER trip and his first stitches. That was quite an experience; Henry was screaming because he didn’t want stitches and Olivia was in hysterics because there was so much blood. It was a great evening, although I wouldn’t recommend it to the faint of heart.
Well, we’re home and we’re enjoying the summer, or at least trying to survive it in one piece!
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